page_title: Deni Avdija
hierarchical_section_title: Deni Avdija
caption_attribution_description: EuroLeague - Olimpia vs Maccabi
context_page_description: Deni Avdija is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. Listed at 2.05 m, he plays the small forward and power forward positions.
  The son of basketball player Zufer Avdija, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013 and excelled as a youth player. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli League Most Valuable Player award and led his team to the Israeli League championship.
  Avdija is also a member of the Israeli senior national team. He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship, where he was named tournament MVP.
context_section_description: Deni Avdija (Hebrew: דני אבדיה‎, Serbian Cyrillic: Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. Listed at 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays the small forward and power forward positions.
  The son of basketball player Zufer Avdija, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013 and excelled as a youth player. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and led his team to the Israeli League championship.
  Avdija is also a member of the Israeli senior national team. He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship, where he was named tournament MVP.
caption: Avdija with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2019
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