Sara Bejedi
 Bejedi playing for Finland in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 18, 2000 Espoo, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | HBA-Märsky | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Szekszárd | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Botaş | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
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Sara Bejedi (born 18 June 2000) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for the Greek women's basketball team Panathinaikos of the Greek Women's Basketball League.
Early life and career
[edit]Bejedi was born in Espoo, Finland, to a Moroccan mother and Cameroonian father,[1] as the youngest of five siblings. She speaks six languages fluently: Finnish, English, Swedish, French, German, Arabic, and has studied also Spanish. She started basketball with Leppävaaran Pyrintö in Leppävaara, Espoo, when she was 11 years old. Later she joined Helsinki Basketball Academy and played for HBA-Märsky team.[2]
In 2016, she was named the Basketball Without Borders Women Europe camp MVP.
In 2019, she was named the Player of the Season in Naisten Korisliiga.
Professional career
[edit]After spending five seasons in the United States in college, Bejedi returned to Europe for the 2024–25 season and signed her first professional contract with Hungarian team Szekszárd. She represented Szekszárd in EuroLeague qualifiers and in EuroCup.[3][4]
In September 2025, she signed with Botaş SK in the Turkish Women's Super League (KBSL).[5]
National team career
[edit]Bejedi has played 79 games for Finnish youth national teams.
In 2023, she played for Finland at the postponed 2021 Summer World University Games where they won the bronze medal.
She debuted with the Finland women's national basketball team in 2018.
References
[edit]- ↑ Koripalloilija Sara Bejedi haluaa olla esikuva kaikille näköisilleen suomalaisille, Yle, 21 March 2025
- ↑ Liian lyhyt koripalloilijaksi, sanoi isä – Sara Bejedi lähtee Yhdysvaltoihin opiskelemaan ja tavoittelemaan korisammattilaisen uraa, Yle, 17 March 2019
- ↑ Historiallinen suomalaisteko oli lähellä – Sara Bejedille hehkutusta Euroliiga-karsinnasta, Yle, 26 September 2024
- ↑ Sara Bejedi ammensi tulokasvuodestaan oppia tulevaa varten, Basketball Finland, 20 June 2025
- ↑ Sara Bejedi on tehnyt sopimuksen Turkin pääsarjan BOTAŞ SK:n kanssa, Basketball Finland, 15 September 2025
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- Sportspeople from Espoo
- Point guards
- Finnish women's basketball players
- Finnish people of Moroccan descent
- Finnish people of Cameroonian descent
- Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball players
- Florida State Seminoles women's basketball players
- HBA-Märsky players
- Botaş SK players
- Panathinaikos WBC players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Greece
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen