Darío Brizuela

Darío Brizuela
Brizuela with FC Barcelona in 2025
No. 8 – FC Barcelona
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
San Sebastián, Spain
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2019Estudiantes
2014–2015→Peñas Huesca
2019–2023Unicaja
2023–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
2022 Czech Republic–Georgia–Italy–Germany
U20 European Championship
2014 Greece U20 Team

Darío Brizuela Arrieta (born 8 November 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Spain national team.

Early life and youth career

Brizuela's career started in the youth ranks of his hometown team, Easo Basket.[1] In 2011, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he played in the junior team and also played 13 games with the reserve team in Liga EBA.[2]

Professional career

Estudiantes (2012–19)

Brizuela made his debut in Liga ACB in round 32 of the 2012–13 season, where his club lost by a score of 93–82 against Real Madrid.[3]

In August 2014, he was loaned to Peñas Huesca, of the LEB Oro.[4] After the 2014–15 season, his loan finished and he returned to Estudiantes. In August 2019, Brizuela signed a contract extension for one more season with Estudiantes.[2]

Unicaja (2019–23)

On December 4, 2019, he signed for Unicaja Málaga of the Liga ACB and EuroCup. He signed a four-season contract with the Andalusian team.[5] In the 2021 Copa del Rey, Brizuela recorded the highest-scoring game for a Spanish player in the competition since 1991, with 33 points.[6]

The 2022–23 season was his most successful with Unicaja, winning the 2023 Copa del Rey and making the All-Champions League First Team.[7][8] In April 2023, he signed a contract extension with Unicaja until 2026.[9]

FC Barcelona (2023–present)

On 13 July 2023, he signed with FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and EuroLeague.[10] Brizuela signed a three-year deal and Barcelona reportedly paid a contract buyout of 1.2 million Euros to complete the move.[11] In March 2025, he scored a personal-high 27 points to help secure an away EuroLeague win against Olimpia Milano, improving Barcelona's chances to reach the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs.[12]

After playing an increasingly important role in the team during his second season with the Catalans, Brizuela signed a contract extension on July 17, 2025. The contract extension linked him to Barcelona until 2028.[13] In August 2025, he was selected as the best Spanish player of the 2024–25 season by the Spanish Basketball Federation.[14] On January 21, 2026, he recorded one of his best performances with Barcelona, scoring 25 points and the game-deciding shot for a EuroLeague home win against Dubai Basketball.[15]

Spain national team

Brizuela won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA U20 European Championship. He has also played at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

His official match debut with the Spain national team was on 1 July 2018 against Belarus in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Barcelona 32 7 13.8 .421 .320 .727 1.0 1.6 .3 .1 5.7 3.7
2024–25 36 0 18.2 .533 .460 .796 1.4 2.2 .4 .1 10.0 8.4
Career 68 7 16.1 .516 .411 .783 1.2 1.9 .3 .1 8.0 6.2

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Málaga 7 2 22.6 .386 .297 .875 1.0 2.3 .9 — 12.3 9.4
2020–21 14 2 22.6 .493 .344 .826 2.0 3.2 .7 .1 12.9 11.9
Career 21 4 22.6 .458 .327 .851 1.7 2.9 .8 .1 12.7 11.0

Basketball Champions League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Estudiantes 14 2 18.2 .405 .289 .700 1.9 1.5 1.3 — 6.8
2021–22 Málaga 13 8 20.1 .483 .429 .850 2.1 2.6 .6 — 11.5
2022–23 15 4 22.6 .504 .431 .906 1.4 2.2 .7 — 12.4
Career 42 14 18.8 .471 .388 .833 1.8 2.1 .9 — 10.3

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Estudiantes ACB 2 1.0 .000 .000 — — — — — 0.0
2013–14 Estudiantes ACB 5 5.7 .250 .250 .500 1.4 — — — 1.4
2014–15 Peñas Huesca LEB Oro 22 20.1 .454 .317 .844 2.0 2.5 .7 .0 12.1
2014–15 Estudiantes ACB 3 17.4 .600 .500 — 1.3 1.0 .7 — 5.0
2015–16 Estudiantes ACB 33 16.5 .437 .348 .824 1.3 1.0 .9 .1 6.4
2016–17 Estudiantes ACB 26 9.4 .310 .176 .750 .9 .9 .4 .1 2.1
2017–18 Estudiantes ACB 32 18.7 .452 .320 .824 1.9 1.5 .6 .1 7.7
2018–19 Estudiantes ACB 30 23.8 .477 .313 .833 1.8 3.0 .9 .1 14.7
2019–20 Estudiantes ACB 10 29.0 .429 .381 .872 2.6 2.5 .9 — 14.1
Málaga ACB 17 21.0 .445 .402 .824 1.8 1.3 .4 — 11.7
2020–21 Málaga ACB 34 23.7 .460 .356 .785 1.6 3.1 .9 .1 13.9
2021–22 Málaga ACB 30 22.2 .457 .348 .852 2.2 2.3 1.1 .1 13.8
2022–23 Málaga ACB 34 15.8 .468 .303 .807 1.4 2.2 .5 — 9.2
2023–24 Barcelona ACB 35 15.5 .491 .427 .818 1.3 1.7 .4 .0 7.7
2024–25 Barcelona ACB 35 18.8 .458 .344 .855 1.6 2.8 .6 .0 9.6

Awards and accomplishments

Spain national team

References

  1. ^ "Darío Brizuela, del humilde Easo Basket al olimpo económico del baloncesto español". Crónica Vasca (in Spanish). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "La 'Mamba vasca' se queda en Movistar Estudiantes: ¡Brizuela, renovado!". acb.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ^ "ACB | Real Madrid-Estudiantes boxscore". acb.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ El CB Peñas Huesca recibe la cesión de Darío Brizuela FEB.es
  5. ^ "Darío Brizuela, bienvenido al Unicaja". unicajabaloncesto.com (in Spanish). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Brizuela, mejor anotación nacional desde 1991". acb.com (in Spanish). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Unicaja, campeón de la Copa del Rey". unicajabanco.com (in Spanish). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ Milanti, Cesare (13 May 2023). "TJ Shorts II named the 2023 Basketball Champions League MVP". eurohoops.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Darío Brizuela renueva con el Unicaja hasta 2026". acb.com (in Spanish). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Shooting guard Dario Brizuela joins Barcelona". EuroLeague Basketball. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  11. ^ ""Lo que pagó el Barça por Brizuela es mucho dinero en baloncesto"". sport.es (in Spanish). 19 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  12. ^ Martínez, José Luis (27 March 2025). "Un Brizuela descomunal alivia la depresión del Barça en Milán". marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Tres anys més de Darío Brizuela". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  14. ^ Palomar, Ramón (19 August 2025). "Darío Brizuela, elegido el Mejor Jugador Nacional de la temporada". sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  15. ^ Hein, David (20 January 2026). "Barcelona bounces back to beat Dubai behind Brizuela". EuroLeague Basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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