Meliha İsmailoğlu

Meliha Diken
Personal information
BornMeliha Smajlović
(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993
Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSpiker
Current clubFenerbahçe
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2001–2011
  • 2011–2014
  • 2014–2017
  • 2017-2019
  • 2019-2021
  • 2021–
National team
Turkey
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Turkey
European Championship
2019 Turkey Team
2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
FIVB Nations League
2018 Nanjing Team
2021 Rimini Team
European Games
2015 Baku Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku Team
Montreux Volley Masters
2015 Montreux Team
Women's U23 World Championship
2015 Ankara Team
Women's European Volleyball League
2014 Germany/Turkey Team

Meliha İsmailoğlu Diken (born Meliha Smajlović, 17 September 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish volleyball player.[1] She is 190 cm (6.2 ft) tall at 73 kg (161 lb). Currently, she plays for Fenerbahçe. 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".[3] In the summer time, she played also beach volleyball in Bosnia Herzegovina.[2][4]

In 2011, İsmailoğlu was invited to Turkey by the Ankara-based İller Bankası.[5] In May 2014, she signed with Fenerbahçe.[4][6][7]

She transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2017[8] and Vakıfbank in 2019.[9] Finally she returned to Fenerbahçe in 2021.[10]

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.[5] She played at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League that won the gold medal.[4][11]

She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][5][12]

Awards

National team

Club

Individuals

  • Player of the Year – 2009 and 2011 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turci "ukrali" mlade talente iz BiH, a dobili vrhunske zvezde: Adis Lagumdžija glavni adut, Mirza čeka šansu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Meliha İsmailoğlu ile yapılan özel röportaj sizlerle". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Meliha İsmailoğlu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "İsmailoğlu: 'F.Bahçe ile hayallerimi...'". Spor X (in Turkish). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Röportaj: Meliha İsmailoğlu". Spor 365 (in Turkish). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ Gengönül, Burak (3 May 2014). "Meliha İsmailoğlu Fenerbahçe'de". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Fenerbahçe'den iki transfer daha!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Meliha İsmailoğlu Eczacıbaşı'nda".
  9. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Meliha". Vakifbanksporkulubu.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Yeniden hoş geldin Meliha İsmailoğlu - Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü". Fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ Yücekök, Murat Mert (19 July 2014). "'Gözde Yılmaz: 3 aydır bugün için çalışıyorduk". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Plajda Kadınlarla Kazandık". Manşet Haber (in Turkish). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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