Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.
Professional career Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the Liga EBA during the 2017–18 season.
On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team Fuenlabrada. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the LEB Plata.
On 22 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side Hamburg Towers on loan.
2023–24 season On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against FC Bayern Munich (basketball) with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.
Spain (2024–present) After signing and playing for CB Gran Canaria during the 2025–26 season, Samar signed for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB on June 12, 2026.
On June 12, 2026, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Alba Berlin | 14 || 3 || 12.4 || .360 || .400 || .857 || 1.4 || 2.2 || .8 || || 3.4 || 2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | 14 || 1 || 13.6 || .422 || .400 || .813 || 1.3 || 2.9 || .7 || || 4.1 || 4.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 28 || 4 || 13.0 || .389 || .400 || .826 || 1.4 || 2.5 || .8 || || 3.8 || 3.6
EuroCup
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Hamburg Towers | 19 || 10 || 25.7 || .410 || .309 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8 || 11.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 19 || 10 || 25.7 || .410 || .309 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8 || 11.1
Domestic leagues {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"| Zamora || style="text-align:center;"|LEB Plata || 25 || 26.6 || .415 || .290 || .708 || 3.7 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 10.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"| Fuenlabrada || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 34 || 10.5 || .441 || .216 || .750 || 1.3 || 1.8 || .4 || .0 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"| Fuenlabrada || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 30 || 20.7 || .485 || .471 || .769 || 2.7 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"| Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 34 || 24.0 || .383 || .250 || .798 || 3.0 || 5.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 17 || 16.2 || .367 || .292 || .632 || 1.7 || 4.9 || .6 || .1 || 3.7
References
External links Eurobasket.com profile REALGM profile PROBALLERS profile