Melwin Pantzar
Jan Patrick Melwin Pantzar is a Swedish professional basketball player who plays for Bilbao Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 3 inches, 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 [Baloncesto B|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 and the season's Liga ACB trophy.In September 2019, Pantzar signed for Monaco Basket|Monaco] of the LNB Élite and EuroCup. He would mainly play for the U21 team.
Pantzar joined Valladolid Baloncesto|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 FIBA Europe [Cup Final MVP|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.