Alexander Lindqvist
{{short description|Swedish basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Alexander Lindqvist
| image = Alexander Lindqvist (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height_cm = 202
| weight_kg = 97
| position = Small forward
| league = Swedish Basketball League
| team = Södertälje BBK
| number =
| nationality = Swedish
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2008
| career_end =
| years1 = 2008–2011 | team1 = Solna Vikings
| years2 = 2009–2010 | team2 = →Solna Branten BK
| years3 = 2011–2013 | team3 = Södertälje Kings
| years4 = 2012 | team4 = →Tälje Knights
| years5 = 2013–2014 | team5 = KFUM Nässjö
| years6 = 2014–2015 | team6 = Solna Vikings
| years7 = 2015 | team7 = Trikala Aries
| years8 = 2015–2017 | team8 = Uppsala Basket
| years9 = 2016 | team9 = Proximus Spirou
| years10 = 2018–2019 | team10= Södertälje Kings
| years11 = 2019–2020 | team11= BTTB Mallorca-Palma
| years12 = 2020–2021 | team12= Stjarnan
| years13 = 2021–present | team13= Södertälje BBK
| highlights =
- 2× Basketligan champion (2013, 2019)
- Icelandic Super Cup (2020)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Alexander Lindqvist (born 12 February 1991) is a Swedish basketball player and a member of the Swedish national team. He won the Swedish championship in 2013 and 2019 as a member of the Södertälje Kings.
Playing career
In October 2019, Lindqvist signed with LEB Oro club BTTB Mallorca-Palma.{{cite news |title=Det är jätteroligt att få den här chansen |url=https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/sport/det-ar-jatteroligt-att-fa-den-har-chansen/repsjh!G5PlKq4Gq1sR6ZTmIbVoFw/ |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=stockholmdirekt.se |date=14 October 2019 |language=Swedish}}
In September 2020, Lindqvist signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan.{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Sænskur landsliðsmaður í Stjörnuna: Leit alltaf upp til Hlyns og þekki Ægi |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20202011285d/saenskur-landslidsmadur-i-stjornuna-leit-alltaf-upp-til-hlyns-og-thekki-aegi |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=Vísir.is |date=11 September 2020 |language=Icelandic}} On 27 September, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Stjarnan defeated Grindavík in the Cup final.{{cite news |author1=Elías Karl Guðmundsson |title=Stjarnan meistarar meistaranna |url=https://www.karfan.is/2020/09/stjarnan-meistarar-meistaranna/ |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=Karfan.is |date=27 September 2020 |language=Icelandic}}
National team career
Lindqvist debuted with the Swedish national team in 2012. In 2019, he played his 50th game for the national team.{{cite news |title=Lindqvist nära nå milstolpe med landslaget |url=https://www.stockholmdirekt.se/sport/lindqvist-nara-na-milstolpe-med-landslaget/repsaD!eGTmwp2NFmqDcBskGNoaA/ |accessdate=12 September 2020 |work=stockholmdirekt.se |date=12 February 2019 |language=Swedish}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6739/alexander-lindqvist Profile] at proballers.com
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/player/Alexander_Lindqvist/107996 Profile] at Eurobasket.com
- [https://www.basket.se/Landslag/Spelare/?nt_season_id=null&nt_player_id=54984 Swedish League and National team profile] at basket.se
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Category:Stjarnan men's basketball players
Category:Swedish men's basketball players
Category:Södertälje BBK players
Category:Solna Vikings players
Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players