Rodrigue Akl

Rodrigue Akl
No. 11 – Sagesse SC
Position	Point guard
League	Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born	September 30, 1988 (age 35); Matn District, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2009	Blue Stars
2009–2010	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2010–2012	Anibal Zahle
2012–2016	Hekmeh BC
2016	NLEX Road Warriors
2016–2020	Byblos Club
2020–2023	Beirut Club
2023–present	Sagesse SC

Rodrigue Akl (born 30 September 1988) is a Lebanese basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is a six-foot-one-inch tall point guard,^[1] and is generally regarded as one of the best players of Lebanon at his position.

Club career edit

Akl started playing basketball when he was eight years old, playing for Champville SC's youth teams. Akl then made his professional debut when he played for Blue Stars and later signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut for one season and then moved to Anibal Zahle. Akl signed officially with Hekmeh BC in May 2012 for a 4-year contract.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2016, Akl signed with NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's Asian import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.^[2]

International career edit

Akl is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He competed with the junior national team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007.^[3] He was called up to the senior team for the first time at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, where he saw action in four games for the fourth-place Lebanese team.^[4]