Robert Valge
{{short description|Estonian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Robert Valge
| image =
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| position = Shooting guard
| height_m = 1.92
| weight_kg = 82
| league = Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
| team = KK Pärnu
| number = 20
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia
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| career_start =
| career_end =
| years1 = 2014–2016
| team1 = BC Pärnu
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = Palencia
| years3 = 2016–2017
| team3 = →Baloncesto Venta de Baños
| years4 = 2017–2019
| team4 = San Pablo Burgos
| years5 = 2017
| team5 = →Plasencia Extremadura
| years6 = 2017–2019
| team6 = →Grupo de Automoción Santiago
| years7 = 2019–2020
| team7 = University of Tartu
| years8 = 2020–
| team8 = BC Pärnu
| highlights =
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Robert Valge (born 20 April 1997) is an Estonian professional basketball player who plays for BC Pärnu of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on}} tall shooting guard.[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Robert-Valge/Summary/53931 basketball.realgm.com] Retrieved 14 September 2018.
Professional career
Valge began playing basketball with BC Pärnu in the Estonian League. He moved to Spain in 2016 and played one season for Palencia of the LEB Oro league and their Liga EBA affiliate team Baloncesto Venta de Baños. In 2017 Valge signed with Liga ACB team San Pablo Burgos, but played mostly for their Liga EBA affiliate team Grupo de Automoción Santiago.[https://sport.err.ee/744490/robert-valge-oli-burgose-napis-kaotusmangus-suurim-skooritegija sport.err.ee] Robert Valge oli Burgose napis kaotusmängus suurim skooritegija (in Estonian) 8 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018. In 2017 he spent a three-month loan spell in LEB Plata team Plasencia Extremadura.[http://www.basket.ee/et/mangijate-otsing?pid=09699 basket.ee] Retrieved 14 September 2018.[http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/kas-robert-valge-paaseb-hispaania-korgliiga-klubi-pingiotsale?id=80654989 sport.delfi.ee] Kas Robert Valge pääseb Hispaania kõrgliiga klubi pingiotsale? (in Estonian) 30 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.[http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=733705&c=2217274&med=0 Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB] Robert Valge (in Spanish) Retrieved 14 September 2018 In 2019 he moved back to native Estonia to play for University of Tartu basketball team.
Career statistics
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=Domestic leagues=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3 point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} | ||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | rowspan="2"| BC Pärnu | rowspan="2" | KML | 31 | 14.7 | .370 | .342 | .471 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 4.7 |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 25.0 | .386 | .292 | .743 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 10.0 | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2016–17 | Palencia | LEB Oro | 15 | 1.4 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Baloncesto Venta de Baños | Liga EBA | 24 | 32.5 | .531 | .407 | .728 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 21.5 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017–18 | Plasencia Extremadura | LEB Plata | 13 | 14.8 | .339 | .303 | .778 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Grupo de Automoción Santiago | Liga EBA | 16 | 29.2 | .506 | .296 | .703 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .0 | 19.5 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2018–19 | San Pablo Burgos | Liga ACB | 4 | 1.6 | .333 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .5 |
| Grupo de Automoción Santiago | Liga EBA | 26 | 31.5 | .486 | .361 | .808 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | 23.4 | |
| 2019–20 | University of Tartu | LEBL | 21 | 33.2 | .454 | .407 | .821 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .9 | .1 | 17.9 |
=Estonia national team=
{{FIBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia U-16
| 9 || 9 || 37.6 || .436 || .333 || .639 || 4.1 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .1 || 18.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B
| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia U-18
| 7 || 5 || 25.1 || .444 || .391 || .500 || 2.4 || 1.4 || .7 || .6 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B
| style="text-align:left;"| Estonia U-18
| 9 || 9 || 27.4 || .422 || .340 || .619 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .9 || .3 || 14.2
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References
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External links
- [http://www.basket.ee/et/mangijate-otsing?pid=09699 Robert Valge] at basket.ee {{in lang|et}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165805/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/robert%20valge/pid//_//players.html Robert Valge] at fiba.com
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Category:Estonian men's basketball players
Category:Estonian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
Category:Basketball players from Tallinn