Kristijan Krajina

Kristijan Krajina

Krajina in 2023
No. 9 – New Taipei CTBC DEA
Position	Center
League	Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34) Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
College	Mount St. Mary's (2009–2015)
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Šibenik
2016–2019	Zadar
2019–2020	VEF Rīga
2020	CSM U Oradea
2020	Cibona
2021	Fr ibourg Olympic
2021	Phoenix Brussels
2021–2022	GTK Gliwice
2022–present	New Taipei CTBC DEA
Career highlights and awards
T1 League champion (2023) T1 League All-Star (2023)

Kristijan Krajina (born December 28, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.

Early life

A native of Osijek, Krajina moved to the United States as a high school senior and spent six years playing college basketball at the Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland.

Professional career

After college, he returned to Croatia to play professional basketball. In August 2015, Krajina signed a one-year contract with Šibenik.[1][2] After a successful season in Šibenik, he moved to Zadar in June 2016.[3]

On August 19, 2019, he has signed with VEF Rīga of the LEBL. [4] In February 2020, Krajina signed with CSM U Oradea of the Romanian League.[5]

On July 16, 2020, Krajina has signed with Cibona.[6] In November, 2020, his contract with Cibona was terminated.[7]

In February 2021, Krajina signed with Fribourg Olympic of the Swiss Basketball League.[8]

On August 31, 2021, Krajina signed with Phoenix Brussels of the BNXT League.[9] He averaged 10 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On December 7, 2021, Krajina signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League.[10]

On September 22, 2022, Krajina signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League.[11] On July 24, 2023, Krajina re-signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA.[12] On August 10, 2024, Krajina re-signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[13]

Personal life

Krajina's younger brother Filip (born 1995) is also a professional basketball player.[14] Krajina has been in a relationship with American-Croatian tennis player Bernarda Pera since 2018.[15]

References

1. "Slavonac u zadarskom ludilu". crosarka.hr (in Croatian). 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
2. "GKK Šibenik doveo centra: Potpisao Osječanin Kristijan Krajina". sibenik.in (in Croatian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
3. "Centar Kristijan Krajina potpisao na tri godine". kkzadar.net (in Croatian). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
4. Carchia, Emiliano (August 19, 2019). "Kristijan Krajina signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
5. "CSM CSU Oradea l-a legitimat pe croatul Kristijan Krajina" (in Romanian). unitedhoops.ro. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
6. "Kristijan Krajina signs a 1-year deal with Cibona". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
7. "Zadar part ways with Jonathan Galloway, Cibona terminate the contract with Kristijan Krajina". eurobasket.com. 5 November 2020.
8. "Fribourg tabs Kristijan Krajina, ex Cibona". eurobasket.com. 19 February 2021.
9. Vandeweyer, Erik (2021-08-31). "Kristijan Krajina is laatste nieuwkomer van Phoenix Brussels". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
10. Skerletic, Dario (December 7, 2021). "Kristijan Krajina joins GTK Gliwice". Sportando. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
11. "歐式「靈巧硬漢」來了 克力斯加盟中信特攻". ETtoday. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
12. "「拋投大師」克力斯續約 中信特攻鎖定冠軍2連霸". ETtoday. July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
13. "中信特攻續約「靈巧硬漢」克力斯 新賽季4名外援底定". ETtoday. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
14. "Ode Krajina u Slovačku!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
15. "'Teško je održavati vezu na daljinu, ali nije nemoguće'". story.hr (in Croatian). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links

• ABA League Profile
• RealGM Profile