Ihor Zaytsev (basketball)

Ihor Zaytsev (born 11 May 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player who last played for the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

Ihor Zaytsev

Zaytsev in January 2021
Free Agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 36) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2011	Kryvbasbasket
2011–2014	Azovmash
2014–2015	Khimik
2015	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2015–2016	Rosa Radom
2016	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2016–2017	Bàsquet Manresa
2017–2018	Rosa Radom
2018–2020	Taiwan Beer
2019	Chongqing Huaxi International
2020–2024	Taipei Fubon Braves
2024	Taipei Taishin Mars
Career highlights
3x P.League+ champion (2021, 2022, 2023) P.League+ Import of the Year (2021) SBL Best Foreign Player of the year (2019) Polish Cup winner (2016) Ukrainian League champion (2015)

Professional career

After having started the 2016–17 season with the Polish team Stelmet Zielona Góra, on 9 December , 2016, Zaytsev signed with the Spanish team Manresa.^[1] On February 6, 2017, he parted ways with Manresa after appearing in seven games.^[2] Four days later, he returned to his former club Rosa Radom.^[3]

On August 26, 2024, Zaytsev signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).^[4] On November 19, Taipei Taishin Mars terminated the contract relationship with Zaytsev.^[5]