Sylven Landesberg

Sylven Landesberg was born in 1990 in Brooklyn

Landesberg was born in 1990 in Brooklyn, the eldest son of Steven and Ingrid. His father is of Austrian Jewish origin and his mother is a Christian of Trinidadian origin. He played for the Holy Cross High School team in Queens and was named New York State Mr. Basketball in 2008.

He played college basketball at the University of Virginia and was named ACC Freshman of the Year. In his second season he again led the team in scoring. In 2010 he was suspended for not meeting academic requirements and did not return.

After going undrafted in 2010, he played in the NBA Summer League for the Sacramento Kings. That year he signed with Maccabi Haifa and received Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. In 2012 he was called up to the Israel national team.

In 2012 he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he played until 2017. With the team he won the EuroLeague, the Israeli championship, the State Cup and the League Cup. In 2015 he extended his contract.

In 2017 he moved to Estudiantes Madrid and in 2018 scored 48 points against Barcelona. He played in China from 2019 and joined Gran Canaria in 2023. In 2024 he returned to Israel to play for Hapoel Haifa.