Meliha İsmailoğlu

Meliha İsmailoğlu
Personal information
Born Meliha Smajlović
(1993-09-17) September 17, 1993
Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Volleyball information
Position Spiker
Current club Fenerbahçe
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2001–2011
  • 2011–2014
  • 2014–
National team
Turkey Turkey
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
Women's European Volleyball League
2014 Team
Women's U23 World Championship
2015 Ankara Team

Meliha İsmailoğlu (born Meliha Smajlović, September 17, 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish female volleyball player. She is 188 cm (6.17 ft) tall at 71 kg (157 lb). Currently, she plays for Fenerbahçe.[1] İsmailoğlu is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Career

Clubs

The daughter of a former basketball player, she too aspired to become a basketball player. However, due to lack of a women's basketball team in her hometown, she chose playing volleyball. She began her sports career at the age of eight in the club Kula Gradacac in her hometown.[2] In 2009 and 2011, she was named "Player of the Year".[1] In the summer time, she played also beach volleyball in Bosnia Herzegovina.[2][3]

In 2011, İsmailoğlu was invited to Turkey by the Ankara-based İller Bankası.[4] In May 2014, she signed with Fenerbahçe.[3][5][6]

National team

İsmailoğlu was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina youth and juniors national teams. Her double citizenship enabled her to opt in playing for the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[4] She played at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League that won the gold medal.[3][7]

She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][8]

Awards

National team

Club

Individuals

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Meliha İsmailoğlu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  2. 1 2 "Meliha İsmailoğlu ile yapılan özel röportaj sizlerle". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "İsmailoğlu: 'F.Bahçe ile hayallerimi...'". Spor X (in Turkish). 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. 1 2 3 "Röportaj: Meliha İsmailoğlu". Spor 365 (in Turkish). 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. ↑ Gengönül, Burak (2014-05-03). "Meliha İsmailoğlu Fenerbahçe’de". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Fenerbahçe'den iki transfer daha!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. ↑ Yücekök, Murat Mert (2014-07-19). "‘Gözde Yılmaz: 3 aydır bugün için çalışıyorduk". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  8. ↑ "Plajda Kadınlarla Kazandık". Manşet Haber (in Turkish). 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-07-22.


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