Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu (born 16 October 1999) is a Cuban-born Turkish volleyball player,[1] who plays for Fenerbahçe Opet and the Turkey women's national volleyball team .[2]
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| Full name | Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Vargas Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1999 Cienfuegos, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 326 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | University of Cienfuegos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker / Opposite Spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Fenerbahçe Opet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 (national team), 44 (club) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She was a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and was part of the Cuban national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.[3] Since 2023, she has been playing in the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[4]
Personal life edit
Melissa Vargas was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 16 October 1999.[5] In 2021, she acquired Turkish citizenship.[4]
Club career edit
Cienfuegos (2011–2015)
Agel Prostějov (2015–2016)
Volero Zürich (2017–2018)
Fenerbahçe Opet (2018–2021)
Tianjin Bohai Bank (2021)- Fenerbahçe Opet (2021–2022)
- Tianjin Bohai Bank (2022–present)
- Fenerbahçe Opet (2022–present)
International career edit
Cuba edit
She won the Best Opposite award in the 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup[6] as well as Best Outside Hitter at Central American Caribbean Games 2014, Pan American Cup and Games 2015, Best Scorer at Final Four Cup 2015, NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six 2015, and Champions League 2018/2019. Vargas also won Best Server at Pan American Cup 2015, Turkey Volleyball Women's League 2018 and 2019, and Chinese League 2021 and 2022.[7]
Turkey edit
After her naturalization for Turkey in 2021, she had to wait two years to be included in the Turkey women's national volleyball team. In 2023, she started to play for the Turkey national team, and participated at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[4]
Awards edit
Honors edit
Club edit
- Czech Women's Volleyball Extraliga:
2015–16
- Czech Cup:
- 2015–16
- Swiss Women's Volleyball League:
- 2017-18
- Swiss Cup:
- 2017-18
- Chinese Volleyball League:
- 2021-22, 2022–23
- Turkish Women's Volleyball League:
- Turkish Super Cup:
- 2022
- Turkish Cup:
- 2023-24
2018–19, 2021–22, 2022-23
- CEV Champions League:
International edit
- U23 Pan-American Cup:
- FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League:
- Women's European Volleyball Championship:
Individual edit
Club edit
- 2021-22 Chinese Volleyball League - "Best server"
- 2020–21 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Best opposite hitter"
- 2022-23 Chinese Volleyball League - "Best server"
- 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Best opposite hitter"
- 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Finals MVP"
- 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Finals MVP"
International edit
- 2013 U20 Pan-American Cup - "Best spiker"
- 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup - "Best opposite"
- 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Server"
- 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Scorer"
- 2023 FIVB Nations League - "Best opposite hitter"
- 2023 FIVB Nations League - "Most valuable player"
- 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship - "Best opposite hitter"
- 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship - "Most valuable player"
References edit
- ^ "Kubanska zvezda dobila srpsko državljanstvo".
- ^ Vargas set to join back to Fenerbahçe
- ^ "Team Roster – Cuba". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Filenin Yeni Sultanı: Melissa Vargas kimdir". En Son Haber (in Turkish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Melissa Vargas kimdir, kaç yaşında? Melissa Vargas hangi takımlarda oynadı?". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Dominican Brayelin Martinez elected the MVP of the Women's U-23 Pan-Am Cup". Ica, Peru: NORCECA. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Melissa Vargas » awards".
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