Josip Sobin

Josip Sobin

Personal information
Born	(1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2006–present
Position	Center
Number	8
Career history
2006–2013	Split
2008–2009	→Trogir
2013–2015	Zadar
2015–2016	Fuenlabrada
2016–2019	Anwil Włocławek
2019–2020	Vanoli Cremona
2020–2021	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2021–2022	MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2022–2023	Anwil Włocławek
2023–2024	Legia Warszawa
Career highlights and awards
Polish Cup winner (2024) FIBA Europe Cup champion (2023) 2× Polish League champion (2018, 2019)

Josip Sobin (born August 31, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

Sobin grew up in KK Split and made his pro debut with the team in 2006. During the 2008–09 season he was loaned to KK Trogir competing in the top level Croatian basketball league. He spent three more seasons in Split playing in the Croatian League and the 2012–13 season in the Adriatic League also (9.3 pts, 5.0 rbs, 1.2 ass). After the club suffered a financial breakdown, in September 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Zadar.^[1] In December 2014, he was named the ABA League MVP of the month.^[2] In June 2015, he left Zadar due to the financial problems of the club.^[3] In July 2015, he signed with Spanish club Fuenlabrada for the 2015–16 season.^[4] On June 30, 2016, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek.^[5] In June 2018 he signed another one-year contract with the same team.^[6]

On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). ^[7]

On June 21, 2020, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[8]

On June 12, 2021, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[9]

On July 29, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.^[10]

On August 5, 2023, he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.^[11]

Personal life

His father Goran Sobin, was also a basketball player and a two-time winner of the European Cup (1989, 1990) with Jugoplastika.^[12] His cousin, Slavko Sobin, is an actor.^[13]

References

1. "Službeno: Josip Sobin tri godine u Zadru". ezadar.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
2. "Interview with December MVP Josip Sobin". abaliga.com. 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.
3. "Josip Sobin leaves KK Zadar". sportando.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
4. "Josip Sobin moves to Fuenlabrada". Sportando.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
5. "Josip Sobin inks with Anwil". Sportando.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
6. "Zawodnik po mjeri - Josip Sobin". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
7. Carchia, Emiliano (September 19, 2019). "Vanoli Cremona signs Josip Sobin". Sportando. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
8. @BMSLAMStal (21 June 2020). "Mamy dla Was świetną wiadomość" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. Skerletic, Dario (June 12, 2021). "Josip Sobin inks two-year deal with MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
10. "Niedzwiedz Znow Rottweilerem Josip Sobin Wraca". kkwloclawek.pl. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
11. "Legia lands Josip Sobin". Eurobasket. August 5, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
12. "Josip Sobin: Uzor mi nije otac Goran, nego Rađa". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
13. "Slavko Sobin: Volim flert, ali zaljubim se teško". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

• Profile at aba-liga.com
• Profile at acb.com
• Profile at eurobasket.com
• Profile at fiba.com