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Nikita Zaitsev Wife Or Girlfriend – Who Is She? Nikita Zaitsev is a Russian professional ice hockey defender who is currently unmarried and without a girlfriend.
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Nikita Igorevich Zaitsev is a famous ice hockey player and assistant captain for the National Hockey League’s(NHL) Ottawa Senators.
Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) chose Zaitsev in the first round, fourth overall, of the 2009 KHL Junior Selection, and he made his KHL start a few months later.
After four years with Sibir, Zaitsev returned to his birthplace CSKA Moscow, where he quickly gained international recognition. He was nominated to the KHL First All-Star team once in the 2014–15 campaign and twice as a KHL All-Star in 2015, 2016.
Nikita Zaitsev Wife Or Girlfriend – Who Is She?
Nikita Zaitsev has not shared any details regarding his current wife or girlfriend in the public domain.
Zaitsev was formerly wedded to Margo Gotovtseva, who recently accused him of abducting their daughter. Her petition to visit her children, ages four and two, has been renewed.
Margo displays what seems to be Zaitsev and several men loading her girls into a car in a clip she shared online. She says it has been 12 days since she last saw them.
Nikita Zaitsev’s ex-wife is still fighting to get her children back after they were forcibly removed from her custody by Zaitsev’s parents months ago. pic.twitter.com/MzR5u8n86i
— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) March 19, 2020
According to her Instagram profile, she claims she was kidnapped by a random person and that three men, who are shown in the video, dragged her children away from her and their caregiver.
Regardless of the fact that the bail hearing resulted in her favor, Zaitsev has vowed to appeal the verdict and has refused to expose his ex-wife to the children.
What’s Nikita’s Net Worth?
Nikita Zaitsev has an estimated net worth of over $1 million.
Zaitsev agreed to a new seven-year deal, $31.5 million worth with Toronto on May 2, 2017, with an average yearly worth of $4.5 million.
He finalized a one-year entrance agreement with the Maple Leafs on May 2, 2016, and earned his pre-season debut on October 2, scoring a goal in a 3–2 victory over the competitor Montreal Canadiens.
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The Russian athlete was placed on the injured list (IR) on December 17, 2017, with a lower-body injury. Prior to being placed on the IR, he had scored 7 goals in 18 games with Toronto.
On July 1, 2019, Nikita was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cody Ceci, Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk, and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Family Details Of Nikita Zaitsev Explored
Nikita Zaitsev was raised in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union by his family.
He was born on October 29, 1991, in Moscow, Russia, where his father, Igor, was a business owner and his mother was a housewife.
Nikita also has a younger brother who is nine years old and is a hockey player. However, the ice hockey player has yet to reveal the names and other personal information of his family members to the public.
He began his hockey career with the Krylia Sovetov club, which has generated stars like Sergei Nemchinov, Alexei Morozov, Alexander Korolyuk, and, more recently, Andrey Pedan.