Sonia Ursu-Kim
Romanian–South Korean basketball player
Sonia Ursu-Kim (Korean: 김소니아; born 24 July 1993 in Suceava, Romania) is a Romanian–South Korean professional basketball player. She plays as a shooting guard for the Romanian women's national basketball team and for Ślęza Wrocław in the Basket Liga Kobiet, in Poland.
Early years
Ursu was born to a South Korean engineer father who was working at a shipyard in Romania and to a Romanian mother. She spent the first years of her life in South Korea before returning to Romania when she started school in Suceava. In fourth grade, she moved to the capital Bucharest, where her mother opened a Korean restaurant. During this epoch, Ursu took piano lessons and practiced swimming. Later, she became interested in fashion and basketball. She can also speak fluently Korean.
Basketball career
Domestic
Despite getting several offers from college basketball teams in the United States, she decided to try her luck in South Korea. In October 2012, Ursu signed with Chuncheon Woori Bank Hansae in the WKBL. From 2014 to 2016, she played in the Romania-Liga Națională for both Olimpia CSU Brașov and CSU Alba Iulia.
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