Marvin Ogunsipe

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Marvin Ogunsipe
Shown in 2015.
No. 26 – Força Lleida
PositionPower forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1996-02-26) February 26, 1996 (age 28)
Vienna, Austria
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2017–2022Bayern Munich
2019–2020Hamburg Towers
2020Crailsheim Merlins
2020–2021Hamburg Towers
2022–2023Almansa
2023–Força Lleida

Marvin Ogunsipe (born February 26, 1996) is an Austrian professional basketball player for Força Lleida, of the Spanish second division LEB Oro. He has held German citizenship since 2018.

Professional career[edit]

Before signing with Bayern Munich in 2014, Ogunsipe played with Vienna DC Timberwolves.[1] Ogunsipe made his debut for Bayern on February 12, 2017, in a 56–80 win against Alba Berlin in which he scored 2 points.[2]

Ogunsipe was sent on loan to the Hamburg Towers for the 2019–20 season.[3] On May 11, 2020, he was loaned to Crailsheim Merlins for 2019–20 season playoffs.[4] On August 17, 2020, he was loaned again to Hamburg Towers for one more year.[5]

On July 9, 2021, Bayern Munich announced that Marvin Ogunsipe would return to Bayern München after his years on loan.[6] He would play rarely however, and for the start of the new season, moved to CB Almansa.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ FCB Team Profile
  2. ^ ALBA Berlin – FC Bayern Munich
  3. ^ "Hamburg Towers". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Marvin Ogunsipe wechselt nach Crailsheim" (in German). hamburg-city-webguide.de. May 11, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bayern Munich loans Marvin Ogunsipe back to Hamburg". Sportando. August 17, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Power forward Marvin Ogunsipe returns to Bayern". FC Bayern (in German). July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Marvin Ogunsipe wechselt nach Spanien". 9 August 2022.