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Idan Zalmanson

Idan Zalmanson is an Israeli basketball player who plays center and won the Israeli League championship with Maccabi Rishon LeZion in 2016.

born 19952016 Israeli League title2017 Most Improved Player awardPlaying for Israel at EuroBasket 2017

Born: 18 April 1995, Be'er Ya'akov
Occupation: basketball player

Idan Zalmanson was born in 1995 in Be'er Ya'akov

Zalmanson was born in Be'er Ya'akov in 1995, and his family later moved to Rishon LeZion. His brother Tomer is also a basketball player. He came up through the youth teams of Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

He joined the senior team of Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2011 and was on the roster that won the Israeli League and Adriatic League titles in 2012. In 2013 he moved to Bnei Herzliya. In 2015 he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion and won the 2016 Israeli League title as a backup center.

In 2017 he was named co-Most Improved Player of the Israeli Premier League, and he played for Israel at EuroBasket 2017. He then played for Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Jerusalem, where he won the State Cup in 2020, and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

In 2024 he signed with Hapoel Holon. He later returned to Maccabi Rishon LeZion.