Lisván Valdés (born 21 January 1988) is ánValdéa Cuban professional basketball player for Santa Tecla BC of the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto and the Liga Centroamericana de clubes de baloncesto.
Personal
Valdés' home town is Havana.
Club career
In October 2018, Valdés led Santa Tecla BC to the finals of the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto where he contributed 29 points and seven rebounds in the first game against Quetzaltepeque. Yet, he was not able to prevent his team from losing 90-96.
In late 2020, he led his Indígenas de Matagalpa to a three-game sweep of Real Estelí in the final of the Superior Basketball League of Nicaragua. Lisván Valdés was top scorer in that instance, with 83 points, nine baskets from long distance, 14 rebounds and seven assists.
He finished the season as leader in points (676), surpassing his closest pursuer, the Nicaraguan local Jared Ruiz (580), by almost one hundred. Valdés further was the best from long distance (84 triples) and from the line (148 free throws made).
National team
He has been a member of the Cuban men's national basketball team.
References
External links
FIBA profile
Profile at Eurobasket.com
Profile at RealGM
1988 births
Living people
Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Havana Cuban expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Cuban expatriates in Nicaragua Cuban men's basketball players Sportspeople from Guantánamo
