Marta Xargay Facts for Kids

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Xargay and the second or maternal family name is Casademont.

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Marta Xargay

No. 10

Shooting guard

Personal information

Born

20 December 1990 (age 34)
Girona, Spain

Listed height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Listed weight

157 lb (71 kg)

Career information

Pro career

2009–present

Career history

1996–2003

C.E. Vedruna (youth)

2003–2005

C.E.S.E.T. (youth)

2005–2009

Uni Girona CB

2009–2015

CB Avenida

2015–2016

Phoenix Mercury

2015–2018

USK Praha

2018–2019

Dynamo Kursk

2020

Uni Girona CB

Career highlights and awards

EuroLeague champion (2011)
2x Spanish League champion (2011, 2013)
3x Spanish Cup champion (2012, 2014, 2015)
3x Czech League champion (2016–2018)

Medals

Olympic Games

Representing Spain
Silver	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
World Cup
Silver	2014 Turkey
Bronze	2018 Spain
EuroBasket
Gold	2013 France
Gold	2017 Czech Republic
Gold	2019 Serbia/Latvia
Bronze	2015 Hungary/Romania

Marta Xargay Casademont (born 20 December 1990) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. She played as a shooting guard for many top teams in Europe and the WNBA. Marta was also a key player for the Spain women's national basketball team for many years. She won many important championships during her career.

Marta's Basketball Journey
- Playing in the WNBA and Europe
Playing for Spain: National Team Success
Marta's Family Life
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Marta's Basketball Journey

Marta started playing basketball when she was very young in her hometown of Girona, Spain. She joined the youth teams of Uni Girona CB at age 14. Soon, she moved up to the senior team, playing in Spain's second-highest league.

In 2009, Marta joined CB Avenida in Salamanca. This was a very successful time for her. Over six seasons, she helped her team win two Spanish League titles and three Spanish Cup championships. She also won the prestigious EuroLeague in the 2010–11 season.

Playing in the WNBA and Europe

From 2015 to 2016, Marta played for two different teams each year. During the American basketball season, she played for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA. In the European season, she played for USK Praha in the Czech Republic. With USK Praha, she won the Czech League championship three times in a row, from 2016 to 2018.

Marta decided not to play in the WNBA in 2017 and 2018. This was because she was very busy playing for the Spanish national team. Later, she played for the Russian team Dynamo Kursk for a season and a half. In January 2020, she returned to her first club, Uni Girona CB. After taking a break from playing in the 2020-21 season, Marta announced she was retiring from professional basketball in July 2021.

Playing for Spain: National Team Success

Marta began playing for Spain's youth teams when she was 16. She won five medals with these youth teams between 2006 and 2010. She even earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

She joined the senior national team in 2011. She played 147 games for Spain until her last game in 2020. Marta helped Spain win many medals in major international tournaments:

Gold Medal at the 2013 EuroBasket
Silver Medal at the 2014 World Championship
Bronze Medal at the 2015 EuroBasket
Silver Medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
Gold Medal at the 2017 EuroBasket
Bronze Medal at the 2018 World Championship
Gold Medal at the 2019 EuroBasket

Marta's Family Life

Marta Xargay is married to fellow WNBA basketball star Breanna Stewart. They got engaged in May 2020 and were married in July 2021. The couple has two children, Ruby Mae and Theo Josep.