Myriam Sylla Explained

Myriam Sylla
Fullname:	Myriam Fatime Sylla
Birth Date:	8 January 1995
Birth Place:	Palermo, Italy
Height:	1.810NaN0
Weight:	800NaN0
Spike:	3200NaN0
Block:	3150NaN0
Position:	Wing Spiker / opposite
Currentnumber:	17
Years1:	2015–2018
Team1:	Foppapedretti Bergamo
Years2:	2018–2022
Team2:	Imoco Volley
Years3:	2022–
Team3:	Vero Volley Milano
Nationalyears:	2015–
Nationalteam:	Italy
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Myriam Fatime Sylla (born 8 January 1995) is an Italian volleyball player, playing as a wing spiker or opposite. She is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.

She competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,^[1] the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,^[2] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.^[3] She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.

Club career

On club level she played for Foppapedretti Bergamo in 2015–2017. From 2018 to 2022 she then played for Imoco Volley. In 2022 she has become a player of Vero Volley Milano.^[4]

Personal life

She was born in Palermo, Italy, from Ivorian parents. Then they left to the province of Lecco.

Awards

Individuals

• 2018 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"
• 2019 European Championship "Best outside spiker"
• 2021 European Championship "Best outside spiker"
• 2022 FIVB World Championship "Best outside spiker"
• 2024 FIVB Nations League "Best outside spiker"
• 2024 Olympic Games Paris "Best outside spiker"

Clubs

• 2015-16 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018–19 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2019-20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020-21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020–21 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021-22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2021–22 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano

References

1. Web site: Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015. worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. 2019-01-11.
2. Web site: Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017. worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. 2019-01-11.
3. Web site: Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018. www.volleyball.world. 2019-01-11.
4. Web site: Lega volley women .