Melwin Pantzar

Jan Patrick Melwin Pantzar (born April 10, 2000) is a Swedish professional basketball player who plays for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 3 inches (1.90 m), Pantzar plays as a point guard.

Early life and youth career Pantzar was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Gambian father and Swedish mother. He played in the youth ranks of Swedish club Solna Vikings before joining the junior team of Real Madrid in 2016. He played for Real Madrid B for two seasons before making his professional debut with the senior team.

Professional career Playing only one season with Real Madrid, Pantzar helped the team win a Spanish Supercup (2018) and the season's Liga ACB trophy (2018-19).

In September 2019, Pantzar signed for Monaco of the LNB Élite and EuroCup. He would mainly play for the U21 team.

Pantzar joined Real Valladolid of the LEB Oro in July 2020.

Pantzar signed for Manresa at the end of the 2020-21 ACB season, only playing one game for the Catalans.

After the brief spell with Manresa, Pantzar signed with Valladolid again in July 2021, spending two more seasons with the LEB Oro team.

Pantzar joined Bilbao Basket in June 2023, signing a 2 season contract with the Basque team. With Bilbao, Pantzar won the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup and was named the tournament's Final MVP. On June 26, 2025, Bilbao announced an agreement had been reached with Unicaja for the transfer of Pantzar, but that the Swede would remain with the Basque team for a one more season as a loan player.

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National team Team Tournament Sweden EuroBasket 2025 16th