NBA star, Luka Doncic has been making headlines since his hamstring injury during the Thunder vs Lakers game. Amid that, let's take a look at his relationship with ex-fiancee, Anamaria Goltes.
Luka Doncic is a well-known Slovenian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The pro basketball player has been selected to six NBA All-Star games and five All-NBA First Team selections since his rookie year. He also represents the Slovenian national team. Given his impeccable skills, he has been nicknamed 'Luka Magic' and is broadly regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time.
However, he has recently been in the headlines after pulling his hamstring during the Lakers vs Thunder game. Luka Doncic's injury led to his team losing the match by a 139-96 blowout. Amid that, the limelight has once again shifted to his personal life, including his broken engagement with Anamaria Goltes. The couple called it quits in March 2026, after almost 10 years and two beautiful kids together. Amid that, let's take a look at who she is and why they broke up.
Anamaria Goltes was born on April 30, 1998, in Slovenia. She completed her education in Slovenia, attending the University of Ljubljana, the oldest and largest university in the country. According to reports, Anamaria had a special connection to the university, as even her father was an alum. The young model attended the University's School of Economics and Business while living in Dallas, where Luka Doncic played with the Mavericks.
In a conversation with Cosmopolitan SI, Anamaria revealed that she would study virtually and immediately log on to submit her coursework and assignments first thing in the morning after breakfast due to the time difference. After completing her education, Anamaria found herself inclined towards modelling and made her debut as the ambassador for Lisca Lingerie in 2017. Shortly after, she signed with the agency Immortal Models Management and has appeared in several campaigns for the Slovenian jeweller, Zlatarna Celje, as well as on the cover of Cosmopolitan Slovenia.
In an old interview with Cosmopolitan SI, Anamaria Goltes told the publication that focusing on her identity and goals was crucial to make her former relationship with Luka work. She shared that it was because she didn't want to lose her sense of self while being with the NBA player, and expressed her belief that when a person can be happy alone, they can be a better friend and partner.
During a Q&A session on Instagram Stories in March 2020, Anamaria Goltes shared how she and Luka Doncic first met. When Cosmopolitan SI asked Anamaria how Luka won her over, she said it was his youthful, playful energy that first drew her to him. According to the New York Post, she revealed that they were 12 years old when they met at the seaside in Croatia. She also reflected on having the same group of friends since then and was quoted as saying:
"I answered this question a million times. We met when we were 12 years old at the seaside in Croatia. Fun fact: We still have the same group of friends we had at that time. You keep the real ones, am I right?"
The couple started dating in 2016. Anamaria Goltes and Luka Doncic didn't start dating until a decade ago, but they had been close friends for a long time. However, even after they officially began dating, the couple kept the details of their relationship well under wraps. After almost seven years together, Luka got down on one knee and asked Anamaria to marry him in Slovenia on July 7, 2023.
Months after their engagement, in early December 2023, Luka Doncic and Anamaria Goltes announced the birth of their first child. "Gabriela!" they captioned a photo of the newborn on Instagram. Two years later, the couple became parents to another beautiful angel. The former couple welcomed their second daughter, Olivia, in December 2025, and Doncic announced the news by sharing the first photo of her on Instagram.
Luka Doncic announced that he and Anamaria Goltes ended their engagement in March 2026. The shocking news came three months after his second daughter, Olivia, was born. In a conversation with ESPN, Luka shared that he and Anamaria had decided to end their relationship. According to documents reviewed by PEOPLE, just before his announcement, Anamaria had filed a petition for child support in a California court.
According to reports, the couple's decision to end their engagement was rooted in intense personal strains, long-distance logistics, and disputes over the custody of their two daughters. The couple could not agree on having their children in the US during the NBA season, and also disagreed about Olivia being born in Slovenia. Luka was quoted as saying:
"I love my daughters more than anything, and I've been doing everything I can for them to be with me in the U.S. during the season, but that hasn't been possible, so I recently made the tough decision to end my engagement. Everything I do is for my daughters' happiness, and I will always fight to be with them and give them the best life I can."
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