Andrée Michelsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Andrée.
Andrée Michelsson
Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo
PositionGuard
LeagueSyrian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-02-23) February 23, 1997 (age 27)
Malmö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish / Icelandic / Syrian
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Malbas Oresund
2016–2017Snæfell
2017–2019Höttur
2019–2020Sindri
2021–2022Rendsburg Twisters
2023Magic Chieti Basket
2023–presentAl-Ittihad

Andrée Fares Michelsson (born 23 February 1997) is a Swedish-Icelandic basketball player who last plays for Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo of the Syrian Basketball League. In 2023, he received a Syrian citizenship and debuted with the Syria national basketball team.

Early life

Andrée was born in the Videdal district of Malmö, Sweden,[1] to an Icelandic mother, Hulda Georgsdóttir, and a Syrian-Swedish father, Michel Kizaw.[2] He grew up in the district of Videdal in Malmö and started playing basketball with Malbas at the age of ten.[3]

Career

At the age of 17, Andrée received a scholarship offer from Saint Andrew's High School but fractured his foot three days later during a U-20 match with Malbas.[4]

Club career

Andrée played his first senior games with Malbas Oresund and appeared in four games in the Basketligan during the 2015–16 season.

In 2016, Andrée moved to Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[5][6] For the season he averaged 11.7 points per game, with his best game coming against Skallagrímur where he scored 34 points in a 112–115 overtime loss.[2] Snæfell did though not fare well in the league, being relegated at the end of the season after failing to register a win.[7]

In August 2017, Andrée signed with newly promoted Höttur.[8] On 26 January 2018, Höttur won their first victory of the season, defeating Þór Akureyri 86–75 in overtime. It was his first league victory in the Úrvalsdeild karla in thirty-six tries.[9] At the end of the season, Höttur was relegated to 1. deild karla.[10] For the season he averaged 8.9 points and 1.6 assists.

In June 2018, he resigned with Höttur for the 2018–19 1. deild karla season.[11] On 12 October 2018, he scored a career high 37 points against Snæfell. During the regular season, he averaged 12.9 points per game but in the playoffs his performance dropped to 6.0 points per game.

In July 2019, Andrée signed with 1. deild karla club Ungmennafélagið Sindri.[12][13] On 27 February 2020, he scored a season high 34 points against Breiðablik. In 17 regular season games, he averaged a career high 18.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Sindri.[14]

After sitting out the 2020–2021 season, Andrée signed with the Rendsburg Twisters of the German 1. Regionalliga.[15] In his debut with the Twisters, he scored 29 points in a victory against TSG Bergedorf Stargazers.[16] On 8 January 2022, Andrée had 41 points and 15 assists in a double-overtime win against SC Rasta Vechta.[17][18] For the season he averaged 21.4 points and 4.3 assists in 20 games.[19]

For the 2022–2023 season, Andrée signed with Magic Chieti Basket of the Italian Serie C Gold.[20]

Following his stint in Italy, Andrée signed with Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo of the Syrian Basketball League.[21]

National team career

Andrée was called up to the Swedish national U-16 team where he won gold during the 2013 Scania Cup.[4] In December 2016, he was called up to the 25-man training group for the Icelandic national U-20 team.[22]

In 2023, he debuted with the Syria national basketball team.[21]

References

  1. ^ Michaela Ekström (2 January 2019). "Andrée Michelsson: "Jag satsar på detta till hundra procent"". 24malmo.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Sindri Sverrisson (24 November 2016). "Miklu skemmtilegra að spila fyrir Ísland". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ Jesper Hallberg (30 April 2017). "Malmös okända basketproffs: Jag gör det för familjen". Malmö.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Linus Dubbelman (2 August 2014). "In the Spotlight: Andrée Michelsson". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ Niklas Wihlborg (17 June 2017). "Baskettalangens resa går via Island". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Andrée ger inte Island korgen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Snæfell fallið úr efstu deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Andrée Michelsson í Hött". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 January 2018). "Kynntist loksins sigurtilfinningunni eftir 35 tapleiki í röð". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  10. ^ Niklas Wihlborg (14 May 2018). "Malmötalangen prisad som klubbens bäste". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Andrée framlengir við Hött". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Andrée Michelsson til Sindra". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. ^ Östh Gustafsson (18 December 2020). "Från basketliv till elevassistent – Malmöspelarens krokiga proffsresa". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  14. ^ "1. deild karla (2019-2020 Tímabil) - Andrée Fares Michelsson". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  15. ^ Davíð Eldur (11 July 2021). "Andrée til Rendsburg Twisters". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. ^ Davíð Eldur (28 September 2021). "Andrée fer vel af stað með Rendsburg Twisters – 29 stig í fyrsta leiknum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ^ Davíð Eldur (11 January 2022). "Sjáðu Andrée setja 41 stig og gefa 15 stoðsendingar gegn Rasta Vechta". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Regionalliga Herren: BBC Rendsburg Twisters - SC Rasta Vechta". basketball-bund.net (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Andree Michelsson Player Profile, BBC Twisters Rendsburg, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Magic Basket Chieti, ufficiali il cambio di guida tecnica e due novità nel roster". basketmarche.it (in Italian). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Íslendingur orðinn landsliðsmaður Sýrlands". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  22. ^ "U20 ára landslið karla og kvenna - Æfingahóparnir". kki.is (in Icelandic). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.