Martin Peterka

{{Short description|Czech basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Martin Peterka

| image = Peterka.JPG

| image_size =

| caption = Peterka with Strasbourg in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pardubice, Czech Republic

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 220

| position = Power forward

| league = Basketbol Süper Ligi

| team = Yalovaspor Basketbol

| number = 13

| career_start = 2011

| years1 = 2011–2014

| team1 = Pardubice

| years2 = 2014–2015

| team2 = USK Praha

| years3 = 2015–2020

| team3 = Nymburk

| years4 = 2020–2022

| team4 = Löwen Braunschweig

| years5 = 2022

| team5 = s.Oliver Würzburg

| years6 = 2022–2023

| team6 = Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket

| years7 = 2023

| team7 = SIG Strasbourg

| years8 = 2023–2024

| team8 = Braunschweig

| years9 = 2024–present

| team9 = Yalovaspor Basketbol

| highlights = *2x NBL champion (2016, 2017)

}}

Martin Peterka (born 12 January 1995) is a Czech basketball player for Yalovaspor Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is also part of the Czech Republic national team.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/lid_38135_cp/1/pid/85969/q/Martin_Peterka/rpp//_//players.html FIBA profile]

Professional career

On 30 June 2020 Peterka parted ways with ERA Basketball Nymburk.{{cite news |title=Era Basketball Nymburk re-signs Dalton, parts ways with Peterka |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/era-basketball-nymburk-re-signs-dalton-parts-ways-with-peterka/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=June 30, 2020 |date=June 30, 2020|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} Peterka then signed with club Löwen Braunschweig on 6 August 2020.{{cite news |title=Martin Peterka inks one-year deal with Braunschweig |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/martin-peterka-inks-one-year-deal-with-braunschweig/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 6, 2020 |date=August 6, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

On December 1, 2022, he signed with Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=104770|title=Merkezefendi'ye altıncı yabancı|last=|first=|date=December 1, 2022|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=December 1, 2022}}

On January 30, 2023, he signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://sigstrasbourg.fr/2023/01/martin-peterka-officiellement-signe|title=Martin Peterka officiellement signé|last=|first=|date=January 30, 2023|website=sigstrasbourg.fr|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=February 2, 2023}}

On September 9, 2024, he signed with Yalovaspor Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite tweet |user=YalovaBasket |number=1833104162524983316 |title=Welcome to Yalova, Martin Peterka}}

National team career

Peterka represented the Czech Republic national team at the EuroBasket 2017.[http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/Martin-Peterka EuroBasket 2017 profile]

References