Meliha İsmailoğlu

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Meliha Diken
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Personal information
BornMeliha Smajlović
(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)
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 Turkey
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Turkey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rimini Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Team
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Team
Women's U23 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Ankara Team
Women's European Volleyball League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Germany/Turkey Team

Meliha İsmailoğlu Diken (born Meliha Smajlović, 17 September 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish volleyball player. 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.[1] In 2009 and 2011, she was named "Player of the Year".[2] In the summer time, she played also beach volleyball in Bosnia Herzegovina.[1][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] She transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2017[7] and Vakıfbank in 2019.[8] Finally she returned to Fenerbahçe in 2021.[9]

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][10] She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4][11]

Awards

National team

Club

Individuals

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "Meliha İsmailoğlu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "İsmailoğlu: 'F.Bahçe ile hayallerimi...'". Spor X (in Turkish). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Röportaj: Meliha İsmailoğlu". Spor 365 (in Turkish). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ Gengönül, Burak (3 May 2014). "Meliha İsmailoğlu Fenerbahçe'de". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Fenerbahçe'den iki transfer daha!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "Meliha İsmailoğlu Eczacıbaşı'nda".
  8. ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Meliha". Vakifbanksporkulubu.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Yeniden hoş geldin Meliha İsmailoğlu - Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü". Fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Yücekök, Murat Mert (19 July 2014). "'Gözde Yılmaz: 3 aydır bugün için çalışıyorduk". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ "Plajda Kadınlarla Kazandık". Manşet Haber (in Turkish). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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