{{Short description|Venezuelan basketball player (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Michael Carrera | image = Michael Carrera.jpg | caption = Carrera in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1993|01|07}} | birth_place = Barcelona, Venezuela | height_m = 1.96 | weight_lb = 180 | position = Small forward | league = Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto | team = Spartans Distrito Capital | number = 24 | high_school = Montrose Christian School<br/>(Rockville, Maryland) | college = South Carolina (2012–2016) | draft_year = 2016 | career_start = 2016 | years1 = 2016–2017 | team1 = Avtodor Saratov | years2 = 2017 | team2 = Marinos de Anzoátegui | years3 = 2017 | team3 = Cairns Taipans | years4 = 2018 | team4 = Oklahoma City Blue | years5 = 2018–2019 | team5 = Soles de Mexicali | years6 = 2019 | team6 = Obras Sanitarias | years7 = 2019 | team7 = Trotamundos de Carabobo | years8 = 2019 | team8 = Brose Bamberg | years9 = 2019–2020 | team9 = Hamburg Towers | years10 = 2020 | team10 = Supersónicos de Miranda | years11 = 2020–2021 | team11 = Força Lleida | years12 = 2021 | team12 = Guaiqueríes de Margarita | years13 = 2021–2022 | team13 = Força Lleida | years14 = 2022 | team14 = Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | years15 = 2022–2023 | team15 = Força Lleida | years16 = 2023 | team16 = Gran Canaria | years17 = 2023 | team17 = Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | years18 = 2023–2024 | team18 = Estudiantes | years19 = 2024 | team19 = Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | years20 = 2024–2025 | team20 = Diablos Rojos del México | years21 = 2025–2026 | team21 = Astros de Jalisco | years22 = 2026–present | team22 = Spartans Distrito Capital | highlights = * LNBP champion (2018) * Copa LPB champion (2019) * EuroCup champion (2023) * SPB champion (2023) * Copa Princesa de Asturias champion (2024) |medaltemplates= }} '''Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa''' (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Spartans Distrito Capital of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB) and the Venezuela national team.
==College career== Carrera played college basketball for South Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Michael-Carrera/Summary/26660|title=Michael Carrera Player Profile, Oklahoma City Blue, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref> During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/bio/_/id/61983/michael-carrera|title=Michael Carrera Biography|website=ESPN}}</ref>
==Professional career== In the 2016-2017 basketball season, Carrera played for the Russian side BC Avtodor Saratov where he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/578/avtodor-saratov/2016|title=Avtodor Saratov Roster, Schedule, Stats|website=Proballers}}</ref> He moved to the Australian side Cairns Taipans in 2017 where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/896/cairns-taipans/2017|title=Cairns Taipans Roster, Schedule, Stats|website=Proballers}}</ref> He moved to the NBA G League side Oklahoma City Blue in late 2017 where he averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/1641/oklahoma-city-blue/2017|title=Oklahoma City Blue Roster, Schedule, Stats|website=Proballers}}</ref> He moved to the Argentine side Obras Sanitarias in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/team/2499/obras/2018|title=Obras Roster, Schedule, Stats|website=Proballers}}</ref>
On 19 September 2019, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/michael-carrera-signs-with-brose-bamberg/|title=Michael Carrera signs with Brose Bamberg|last=|first=|date=September 19, 2019|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
On 26 November 2019, he signed with another club BBL club, Hamburg Towers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/hamburg-towers-land-michael-carrera/|title=Hamburg Towers land Michael Carrera |last=|first=|date=November 26, 2019|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> Carrera averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Towers in 2019–20.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Collyn |title=Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition |url=https://southcarolina.rivals.com/news/gamecocks-in-the-pros-basketball-edition |accessdate=May 7, 2020 |work=Rivals.com |date=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
On 17 October 2020, Carrera signed with Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vega |first1=Francisco |title=Supersonicos land Michael Carrera |url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Venezuela/news/648946/Supersonicos-land-Michael-Carrera |website=Latinbasket |accessdate=October 18, 2020 |date=October 17, 2020}}</ref> On 14 July 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Carrera renewed with Força Lleida of Spain |url=https://today.in-24.com/News/111518.html |website=Today.in-24 |access-date=October 11, 2021 |date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
On 15 March 2023, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/gran-canaria-signs-michael-carrera/|title=Gran Canaria signs Michael Carrera|last=|first=|date=March 15, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>
==National team career== Carrera represents the Venezuela national team. He represented the team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Carrera statistics during the 2019 FIBA World Cup|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/player/Michael-Carrera|publisher=fiba.basketball|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{CB Gran Canaria 2022–23 Eurocup champions}}
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