Aija Jurjāne

Aija Jurjāne
Personal information
Born (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolRegis Jesuit High School
(Aurora, Colorado) (2006)
CollegeColorado (2008)
WNBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2008–2009Olesa Espanyol
2009–2010USO Mondeville
2010–2011ASPTT Arras
2011–2012PF Umbertide
2012–2013UNB Obenasa
2013–2014PF Umbertide
2014PINKK Pecsi 424
2015San Martino
2015–2016Nantes Rezé Basketball
2016–2017İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
2017Canik Belediyespor
2018Mersin BB
2018CB Avenida
2018–2019Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc
2019–2020Çankaya Üniversitesi
2021–2022Botaş
2022–2023Galatasaray

Aija Jurjāne (née Putniņa; born 15 January 1988) is a Latvian women's basketball player with the Latvia women's national basketball team.[1] She competed with the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 2 points in 3 games.[1]

Professional career

Galatasaray

On 5 August 2022, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[2]

As of July 2023, her contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on 6 July 2023 by publishing a thank you message.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aija Putniņa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Aija Jurjāne" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Teşekkürler!". Galatasaray S.K. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.


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