CAZORLA Maite

Date of Birth: 18 Jun 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women ESP Spain	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #05 KOR Republic of Korea 69 ESP Spain 73	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #19 ESP Spain 85 SRB Serbia 70	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #29 CAN Canada 66 ESP Spain 76	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #44 ESP Spain 64 FRA France 67	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Women	2021

Playing board games and cards, watching movies. (as.com, 11 May 2020)

Occupation:

Psychology - University of Oregon, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Perfumerias Avenida [Salamanca, ESP] since 2019

Lucas Mondelo [national]

Position style:

Guard (basketball-reference.com, 02 Apr 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her brothers Juan Pedro and Carlos played basketball for the Baskonia team in the Spanish league. Juan Pedro was part of the squad that won the 1995 Spanish Cup and the 1996 Cup Winner's Cup. (elcorreo.com, 28 Feb 2020; fibaeurope.com, 15 Jun 2016)

2019 for Spain Against France (as.com, 11 May 2020)

National league:

Liga Femenina [ESP] (feb.es, 19 May 2021)

She began playing basketball at age eight at a clinic in Alcaravaneras, Spain. (canarias7.es, 23 Jul 2011)

She saw her brothers [who are about 20 years older than her] playing professionally and wanted to imitate them. (elcorreo.com, 28 Feb 2020)

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 20 Jul 2021)

Spanish basketball player Laia Palau. (elpais.com, 17 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Confidence is everything, even at a physical and tactical level." (feb.es, 19 May 2021)

General Interest

General
SPANISH SPORTS ACADEMY
She left home at age 14 to attend Segle XXI, a sports academy in Barcelona, Spain, that was set up ahead of the 1992 Olympic Games. The academy aims to identify and train elite athletes in Spain. "I remember that it was a very beautiful time, but also very hard because I was 14 and leaving my family and friends was not easy. But I think I learned a lot and I can say that today I am the player that I am thanks to the experience and the maturity I obtained, not only on a technical level, but also on a personal level." (solobasket.com, 03 Apr 2021; goducks.com, 01 Jan 2019)

US JOURNEY
She attended the University of Oregon in the United States of America. She was selected in the second round, 23rd overall pick, in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. She played for CB Avenida in Spain in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Instagram profile, 20 Jul 2021; elnortedecastialla.es, 15 Apr 2021; as.com, 11 May 2020; theathletic.com, 06 Jun 2019; salamanca24horas.com, 13 Jun 2019)

Milestones

While attending the University of Oregon between 2015 and 2019 she set a record of 146 starts in the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] for the team. (goducks.com, 15 Jun 2019; elespanol.com, 01 Apr 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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