Martin Junaković
{{short description|Croatian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Martin Junaković
| image =
| team = GKK Šibenik
| number =
| league = Bosnian League
ABA League Second Division
| position = Point guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Šibenik, Croatia
| nationality = Croatian
| height = 1.88
| career_start = 2009
| years1 = 2009–2010 | team1 = KK Šibenik
| years2 = 2010–2012 | team2 = Cedevita
| years3 = 2012–2013 | team3 = GKK Šibenik
| years4 = 2013–2014 | team4 = Cibona
| years5 = 2014 | team5 = Jolly Šibenik
| years6 = 2015 | team6 = GKK Šibenik
| years7 = 2015–2016 | team7 = Ribola Kaštela
| years8 = 2016 | team8 = Hermes Analitica
| years9 = 2016–2017 | team9 = Zagreb
| years10= 2018 | team10= AV Ohrid
| years11= 2018 | team11= Široki
| years12= 2018 | team12= GKK Šibenik
| years13= 2018–2019 | team13= BC Nevėžis
| years14= 2019–2022 | team14= Zadar
| years15= 2022–2023 | team15= Boulazac BD
| years16= 2023–2024 | team16= Široki
| years17= 2024-present | team17=
GKK Šibenik
| highlights =
- ABA League champion (2014)
- Stanković Cup (2018)
- Croatian League champion (2021)
- 2× Croatian Cup winner (2020, 2021)
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CRO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2010 Montenegro | Team}}
}}
Martin Junaković (born 16 February 1994) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Široki in the Bosnian League and ABA League Second Division.
He won the ABA League championship in 2014, as a member of Cibona.{{cite news|title=Junaković novo pojačanje Zagreba|url=https://sportarena.hr/kosarka/junakovic-novo-pojacanje-zagreba/|accessdate=9 January 2018|work=sportarena.hr|date=30 August 2016|language=Croatian}}
Club career
He started his career in hometown club KK Šibenik in 2009, but next year he left club and signed with Cedevita Zagreb. In 2013 he returned to Šibenik for the second time. He was one of the best player in Šibenik and played starting five. In 2015 he left club and signed with KK Zagreb. He had a great start to the 2017–18 A-1 League season, averaging 29.3 points and 7.3 assists for Zagreb. He left Zagreb in the end of December 2017,{{cite news|title=Martin Junaković napustio Zagreb, a čini se već je poznat i njegov novi klub|url=http://sibenskiportal.rtl.hr/2017/12/28/martin-junakovic-napustio-zagreb-a-cini-se-vec-je-poznat-i-njegov-novi-klub/|accessdate=9 January 2018|work=sibenskiportal.rtl.hr|date=28 December 2017|language=Croatian}} and on 3 January 2018 he signed with Macedonian First League team AV Ohrid. After short time, he signed with Bosnian-Herzegovinian team HKK Široki, but in July 2018 he left club and signed with GKK Šibenik at the third time,{{cite news|title=Martin Junaković moves to AV Ohrid|url=http://druga.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=39545|accessdate=9 January 2018|work=aba-liga.com|date=3 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=FOTO Službeno je, Martin Junaković novi je 'Galeb'|url=http://sibenskiportal.rtl.hr/2018/01/04/foto-sluzbeno-je-martin-junakovic-novi-je-galeb/|accessdate=9 January 2018|work=sibenskiportal.rtl.hr|date=4 January 2018|language=Croatian}}{{cite web|title=Martin Junaković potpisao za Šibenik|url=https://basketball.hr/vijesti/martin-junakovic-potpisao-za-sibenik/5789|accessdate=28 July 2018|work=basketball.hr|date=26 July 2018|language=Croatian}} but he left Šibenik on 21 December 2018, because of club problems with finance and went to Lithuania, signed with BC Nevėžis.{{cite web|title=Junaković više nije igrač 'narančastih': 'Od mog transfera profitirat će i GKK Šibenik'|url=http://sibenskiportal.rtl.hr/2018/12/21/junakovic-vise-nije-igrac-narancastih-od-mog-transfera-profitirat-ce-i-gkk-sibenik/|website=sibenskiportal.rtl.hr|accessdate=21 December 2018}}
Personal life
Junaković is close friends with Croatian basketball player Dario Šarić.{{cite news|title=Dok su ga svi tražili, Dario je bio kod mene na kauču|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/dok-su-ga-svi-trazili-dario-je-bio-kod-mene-na-kaucu-1203262|accessdate=9 January 2018|work=Večernji list|date=25 October 2017|language=Croatian}} On 29 June 2019 he married his girlfriend Matea Žižić.
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Martin-Junakovic/Summary/24760 Martin Junaković] at realgm.com
- [http://druga.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2152 ABA League] profile
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_77951.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2014.roundID_10030.teamID_2168.html FIBA Europe profile]
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Category:Croatian men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Šibenik