Raquel Laneiro

Portuguese basketball player (born 2000)
Raquel Laneiro
Personal information
Born (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 23)
Listed height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2019–2022Clube União Sportiva
2022–2023Njarðvík
2023–2024Fjölnir
Career highlights and awards
  • Icelandic Super Cup (2022)
  • Úrvalsdeild kvenna scoring leader (2024)
  • Úrvalsdeild kvenna assist leader (2024)

Raquel Laneiro (born 10 November 2000) is a Portuguese basketball player who last played for Fjölnir in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and the Portugal national team.

Professional career

Laneiro started her career with Clube União Sportiva in Portugal.

In July 2022, she signed with reigning Icelandic champions Njarðvík.[1] On 18 September, she scored a game high 29 points in a 94–87 win against Haukar in the Icelandic Super Cup.[2][3] On 13 March 2023, Laneiro made a game winning three pointer at the buzzer to beat rivals Keflavík 75–74.[4][5]

In July 2023, Laneiro signed with Fjölnir.[6] On 3 October 2023, she scored a career high 36 points in a win against Þór Akureyri.[7] For the season, she averaged a league leading 24.2 points and 7.7 assist per game.

References

  1. ^ "Portúgölsk landsliðskona til Íslandsmeistaranna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ Atli Arason (4 October 2022). "Hún er tilbúin að deyja fyrir klúbbinn eftir aðeins tvær vikur í Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ Jose Andrade (27 September 2022). ""As 'nossas' lá fora " – Apresentação das novas "casas" na Europa pt2". Fairplay.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (13 March 2023). "Flautuþristur tryggði Njarðvík sigur". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Raquel hetja Íslandsmeistara Njarðvíkur sem lagði topplið Keflavíkur með minnsta mun mögulegum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Körfuknattleiksdeild Fjölnis semur við Raquel Laneiro". Fjölnir (in Icelandic). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ Dagur Lárusson (3 October 2023). "Fjölnir lagði nýliðana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  • Profile at Eurobasket.com