Al Ittihad Tripoli have signed 37-year-old Cape Verdean-Portuguese small forward Ivan Almeida, the Libyan D1 club announced. The 197cm player joins from Euvic GTK Gliwice of the Polish OBL league, where he was the top scorer last season with 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game across 13 appearances.
A graduate of Stonehill College, Almeida brings experience from a professional career that has taken him across Europe, Africa and North America. He has played in France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Libya and Cape Verde, with clubs including Benfica, Anwil, Brindisi and Cremona, as well as Al Ahly Tripoli.
Almeida represented Cape Verde at the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia three years ago, averaging 11.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. His honours include the Portuguese Hugo dos Santos Cup in 2024 and an Afrobasket.com All-FIBA Afrobasket Honorable Mention in 2025.
The move to Tripoli marks his 15th season in professional basketball.
