Laia Palau

Laia Palau

No. 9 – ZVVZ UŠK Prague
Position	Guard
League	Czech Women's Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1979-09-10) September 10, 1979 Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
College	University of Barcelona
Playing career	1997–present
Career history
Universitari de Barcelona (1997–2002) CBF Universitari de Barcelona (2003–2004) Bourges Basket (2004–2006) Ros Casares Valencia (2006–2012) CCC Polkowice (2012–2013) USK Praha
Career highlights and awards
MVP of Copa de la Reina (2010) 5× Liga Femenina Champion (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 5× Copa de la Reina Champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 1× Ford Germaz Ekstraklasa Champion (2013) 1× Polish Cup in women basketball Champion (2013)
Medals World Championships 2014 Turkey 2010 Czech Republic EuroBasket 2013 France 2009 Italy 2003 Greece 2005 Turkey 2009 Latvia 2015 Hungary/Romania

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palau and the second or maternal family name is Altés.

Laia Palau Altés (born September 10, 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for USK Praha.

Career

Palau began her professional career with Universitari de Barcelona in 1997, and continued to play with CBF Universitari de Barcelona through 2004. In 2004, she joined with Bourges Basket, and played with them through 2006.

She played for Ros Casares Valencia between 2006 and 2012. In PLKK season 2012/13 she joined for CCC Polkowice and won Championship's title and Polish Cup as well. With CCC she participated in EuroLeague Women 2012–13 reaching Final Eight and ranked #1 overall in Assists (6.4), #2 overall in Turnovers (3.8) and #2 overall in Minutes (36.2).

In season 2013, she signed with USK Praha with whom she won the 2014–15 EuroLeague Women.