Meliha İsmailoğlu

Meliha İsmailoğlu
Personal information
Born 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
Years Teams
  • 2001–2011
  • 2011–2014
  • 2014–
National team
Turkey Turkey

Meliha İsmailoğlu (born Meliha Smajlović on September 17, 1993 in Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meliha İsmailoğlu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meliha İsmailoğlu ile yapılan özel röportaj sizlerle". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "İsmailoğlu: 'F.Bahçe ile hayallerimi...'". Spor X (in Turkish). 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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.