{{short description|Equatoguinean basketball player (born 1988)}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Richard Nguema | image = RichardNGuema.jpg | image_size = 240 | caption = Nguema in 2013 | number = | position = {{Hlist|Point guard|Shooting guard}} | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = | league = | team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|07|df=y}} | birth_place = Madrid, Spain | nationality = {{Hlist|Spanish|Equatoguinean}} | high_school = | college = | career_number = 17 | draft_year = 2005 | career_start = 2005 | career_end = | years1 = 2005–2008 | team1 = Real Madrid | years2 = 2008–2010 | team2 = Estudiantes | years3 = 2010–2012 | team3 = Obradoiro CAB | years4 = 2012–2013 | team4 = Cáceres | years5 = 2013–2015 | team5 = Malabo Kings | years6 = 2015 | team6 = Cáceres | years7 = 2016 | team7 = The Panthers | years8 = 2017 | team8 = Cañeros del Este | highlights = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship}} {{MedalBronze| 2006 Greece | U-18 National Team}} }} '''Richard Nguema Balboa''' (born 7 February 1988) is a professional basketball player who plays as a point guard and shooting guard. Born and raised in Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents, he represented Spain and Equatorial Guinea at youth and senior levels, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://feguibasket.gq/richard-nguema-con-el-corazon-se-gana-los-partidos/|title=Richard Nguema: "con el corazón se gana los partidos"|website=FEGUIBASKET|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
==Profile and personal life== He was born in Madrid, Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents - his father being a diplomat. As a result, he has dual citizenship with Spain and Equatorial Guinea. His maternal side, the Balboa, is of distant Cuban descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/5149868.pdf|title=PRESENCIA DE LA SOCIEDAD ABAKUÁ EN FERNANDO POO A FINALES DEL SIGLO XIX|page=7|quote=Today, although there is no memory of their origins, many Cuban surnames are preserved among Creole families: Moreno, Castillo, Riquito, Mata, Rivas, Balboa, Valcárcel, etc.}}</ref>
He has a cousin on his mother's side, Javier Balboa, who is a professional footballer, Equatorial Guinea's international player, also born in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web|title=El primo de Balboa es el canterano más antiguo|trans-title=Balboa's cousin is the oldest youth system player|url=http://baloncesto.as.com/baloncesto/2006/12/21/mas_baloncesto/1166697347_850215.html|language=Spanish|website=AS.com|date=21 December 2006|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref>
==Professional career== Nguema has played with several different Spanish clubs in the past, most notably starting his career with Real Madrid, where he obtained the 2006–07 ULEB Cup and the 2006–07 ACB season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Nguema Player Profile|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Richard-Nguema/Summary/24900|website=RealGM.com|accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref> Later, he played for CB Estudiantes, Obradoiro CAB and Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nguema is back at Caceres|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/394462/Nguema-is-back-at-Caceres|accessdate=13 February 2015|work=Eurobasket.com|date=13 February 2015}}</ref>
He also played in Equatorial Guinea, the original country of his family, for Malabo Kings and The Panthers,<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Nguema basketball profile|url=http://basketball.afrobasket.com/player/Richard_Nguema/Equatorial-Guinea/Malabo_Kings/62045|website=Afrobasket.com|accessdate=20 September 2014}}</ref> and in 2017 he played for Cañeros del Este of Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.
==National team career== Nguema has competed for Spain through multiple junior national teams, and helped the team win the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
He also participated at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
==Trophies and awards==
===Real Madrid=== * 2006–07 ULEB Cup: Champion * 2006–07 ACB season: Champion
===Obradoiro CAB=== * 2010-11 LEB Oro: Champion * 2010-11 Prince Cup: Champion
===Spanish national team=== * 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: {{bronze medal}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=Y3O Richard Nguema] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307063142/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=Y3O |date=7 March 2010 }} at ACB.com * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZvF3VrmnE Richard Nguema] - Video highlights
{{Real Madrid Baloncesto 2006–07 ULEB Cup champions}}
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