Yeliz Başa (born Yeliz Askan on August 13, 1987 in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player, who won the gold medal at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League playing with the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
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 Yeliz Başa with NEC Red Rockets in 2013. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Yeliz Askan August 13, 1987 Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 301 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite/Outside Hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Creamline Cool Smashers | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: July 19, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Career edit
Yeliz Başa began her sports career at the age of 14 in the youth team of Beykoz Spor in her hometown. She transferred to Beşiktaş one year later.[3] After playing for the youth team from 2002 to 2004, and for the juniors team from 2004 to 2006, she entered the senior team, where she was part of until 2012.
Her successful performance in 2011–12 season led her to the membership in the Turkey women's national volleyball team.
In the 2012–13 season, she transferred to NEC Red Rockets in Japan after signing a one-year contract.[3][4][5] She became so the first ever Turkish women's volleyball player in Japan. She enjoyed champion title in the Japan's V.League after winning 23 of the 28 matches. Named MVP in many games, she contributed to her team's champion title.
The next season, she signed a contract for one year with Hyundai Hillstate in South Korea. She also became the first ever Turkish volleyball player in South Korea.
She returned to Japanese NEC Red Rockets team and played 2014-2016 seasons. In the summer of 2016, she signed with the Czech Republic's Agel Prostejov team and was transferred to Halbank, Turkey in January 2017.
Personal life edit
Yeliz Başa is married to Onur Başa in 2013.[5]
Clubs edit
Beşiktaş (2002–12)
NEC Red Rockets (2012–13)
Hyundai Hillstate (2013–14)- NEC Red Rockets (2014–16)
Agel Prostejov (2016–17)- Halkbank Ankara (2017–18)
Gresik Petrokimia (2018)- Jakarta PGN Popsivo (2018–19)
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall (2019) (loan)
Đức Giang Hà Nội (2019) (loan)
Partizani Tirane (2019–20)
Llaneras de Toa Baja (2020)- Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall (2020–21)
- Bodrum Bld. (2021–22)
Anthea Vicenza (2021–22)- Bandung Bank BJB Tandamata (2022)
Creamline Cool Smashers (2022)- Supreme Dhippaya Chonburi E-Tech (2022–23)
- Bodrum Bld. (2023–2024)
- Cangrejeras de Santurce (2023–present)
Awards edit
Individuals edit
- 2009 Balkan Cup Best Striker with Beşiktaş
- 2019 Thai–Denmark Super League "Best outside hitter"
- 2020-21 Thailand League "Best opposite Spike"
Club edit
- 2018–19 Thailand League –
Champion, with Nakhon Ratchasima - 2019 Thai–Denmark Super League –
Runner-Up, with Nakhon Ratchasima - 2020-21 Thailand League – Runner-Up, with Nakhon Ratchasima
- 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference –
Third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers
National team edit
Awards edit
- 2014 European League –
Gold
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Yeliz Başa Çek Cumhuriyeti'ne transfer oldu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Yeliz Başa Halkbank'ta". Voleybolplus (in Turkish). 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ a b Ercan, Talip (2013-09-26). "Beykozlu voleybolcu Yeliz Başa'nın Güney Kore macerası başladı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ Arat, Süleyman (2014-07-07). "Yeliz Başa Japonya'ya döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ a b "Yeliz Başa Japonya'da". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2014-07-20.