Liga Femenina - Defensor Sporting signs Paloma Niz

Paloma Niz

Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo (Liga Femenina) signed 24-year old Paraguayan international forward Paloma Niz (175cm-1999) for upcoming 2023 season. Niz just played at Ameghino in Argentinian LaLiga Femenina. In 9 games just recently she had 9.3ppg, 3.8rpg and 2.0spg (in top 4) last season.
She has been also a member of Paraguayan international program for some years. Niz has regularly played for Paraguayan senior team since 2016 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2015.
She represented Paraguay at the FIBA South American Women's Championship in San Luis (Argentina) last year. Her stats at that event were 5 games: 2.6ppg, 1.0rpg.
Niz has played also professionally for other Paraguayan teams like Sol de America Asuncion, Libertad, Ciudad Nueva and Leonas. Her team was regular season runner-up in Paraguayan Metropolitan League Apertura in 2016 and 2019.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted Latinbasket.com All-Paraguayan Metropolitan League Player of the Year and Latinbasket.com All-Paraguayan Metropolitan League Forward of the Year in 2021.