{"id":511202,"date":"2025-11-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/maccabi-rapyd-tel-aviv-signs-gabriel-iffe-lundberg\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:38:12","slug":"maccabi-rapyd-tel-aviv-signs-gabriel-iffe-lundberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/maccabi-rapyd-tel-aviv-signs-gabriel-iffe-lundberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv signs Gabriel Iffe Lundberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUi5YsUJFLU\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"313\" dir=\"ltr\"> \tMaccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv has signed Gabriel &ldquo;Iffe&rdquo; Lundberg until the end of the season. The 1.93m Danish guard, who can play both the point and shooting guard positions, arrives with a rich EuroLeague. Over the past five seasons, he has made 129 EuroLeague appearances, averaging 9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 21 minutes per game. The Danish player&nbsp;will not join the team for the upcoming EuroLeague double week. He will gradually integrate into team and join the roster after it returns from Belgrade.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"998\" data-start=\"688\" dir=\"ltr\"> \tLundberg is a versatile and powerful player, combining strength, speed, and outside shooting. He brings maturity, consistency, toughness, and the ability to create his own shot. Last season with Partizan Belgrade, he averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3 assists in 14.9 minutes per game in EuroLeague play.<\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1422\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-scaled.jpg\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520723 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2-2048x1138.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1274\" data-start=\"1029\" dir=\"ltr\"> \t&ldquo;We&rsquo;re happy to add Iffe Lundberg to Maccabi,&rdquo; said head coach Oded Kattash. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a big guard with a lot of EuroLeague experience, ability, and quality. He can help us in many aspects, including defensively, and he has elements we really need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1644\" data-start=\"1324\" dir=\"ltr\"> \t&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited to join Maccabi Tel Aviv,&rdquo; said Iffe Lundberg. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the most respected and passionate clubs in Europe. Every time I&rsquo;ve played in Tel Aviv, I&rsquo;ve felt the incredible energy from the fans and the atmosphere in the arena. I can&rsquo;t wait to be part of that, to compete, and to give everything I have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> \tGabriel Lundberg was born on December 4, 1994, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began his professional career in his home country, playing for Falcon, BMS Herlev, and Horsens IC, with whom he won the Danish Championship in the 2015\/16 season. In his final season in Denmark, he averaged around 14 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game, already showing his scoring versatility and offensive presence.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2512\" data-start=\"2071\" dir=\"ltr\"> \tHe then moved to Spain, joining Manresa in the 2017\/18 season, where he averaged 11.1 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists per game, shooting 44% from the field. Lundberg established himself as a strong driver and capable shooter from beyond the arc. His breakout season came in 2020\/21 with Zielona G?ra in Poland, where he posted impressive averages of 20.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 38% from three-point range.<\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1422\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-scaled.jpg\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520724 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/55020IL2021-2048x1138.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2880\" data-start=\"2514\" dir=\"ltr\"> \tHis outstanding performance opened the door to CSKA Moscow, where he began his EuroLeague career, averaging 9.1 points per game. In 2022, Lundberg signed with the Phoenix Suns, becoming the first Danish player ever in the NBA. After appearing in four games, he returned to Europe and joined Virtus Bologna, winning both the Italian Championship and the domestic cup.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3067\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"2882\" dir=\"ltr\"> \tIn the 2024\/25 season, Lundberg played for Partizan Belgrade under ?eljko Obradovi?, averaging 9 points per game while playing a key role in the team&rsquo;s Adriatic League championship run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danish guard (1.93m, 30), known as \u201cIffe,\u201d brings extensive EuroLeague experience from his time with CSKA Moscow, Virtus Bologna, and Partizan Belgrade. He joins Maccabi on a deal through the end of the season and will strengthen the team\u2019s backcourt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":520715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"custom_author":[],"class_list":["post-511202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":520725,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511202\/revisions\/520725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511202"},{"taxonomy":"custom_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_author?post=511202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}