Meliha İsmailoğlu explained
| Meliha Diken |
| Birth Name: | Meliha Smajlović |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Weight: | 71kg (157lb) |
| Position: | Spiker |
| Currentclub: | Fenerbahçe |
| Nationalteam: |  Turkey |
Meliha İsmailoğlu Diken (born Meliha Smajlović, 17 September 1993 in Gradačac) is a Bosnian-Turkish volleyball player. She is 190cm (80inches) tall at 73kg (161lb). 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. In 2009 and 2011, she was named "Player of the Year". In the summer time, she played also beach volleyball in Bosnia Herzegovina.
In 2011, İsmailoğlu was invited to Turkey by the Ankara-based İller Bankası. In May 2014, she signed with Fenerbahçe.
She transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2017[1] and Vakıfbank in 2019.[2] Finally she returned to Fenerbahçe in 2021.[3]
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. She played at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League that won the gold medal.
She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Awards
National team
Club
- 2014 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
- 2014–15 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
- 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
- 2015-2016 Turkish cup – Champion, with Fenerbahce Grundig
- 2015-2016 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig
- 2016–17 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2016–17 Turkish Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig
- 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank
- 2020 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank
- 2020–21 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Vakıfbank
- 2020–21 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Vakıfbank
- 2020-21 CEV Champions League – Silver Medal, with Vakıfbank
- 2021–22 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2022-2023 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig
- 2022–23 Turkish Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023-2024 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahce Grundig
- 2023–24 Turkish Volleyball Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023–24 Turkish Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2024 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Medicana
Individuals
- Player of the Year – 2009 and 2011 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Meliha İsmailoğlu Eczacıbaşı'nda.
- Web site: Ailemize hoş geldin Meliha . Vakifbanksporkulubu.com . 22 September 2022.
- Web site: Yeniden hoş geldin Meliha İsmailoğlu - Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü . Fenerbahce.org . 22 September 2022.
