| Yael Castiglione | |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.840NaN0 |
| Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
| Spike: | 295cm (116inches) |
| Block: | 281cm (111inches) |
| Position: | Setter |
| Currentclub: | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |
| Currentnumber: | 18 (club and national team) |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Team1: | CV Millenium Cermel |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Team2: | Volley Bellinzona |
| Years3: | 2007–2009 |
| Team3: | Cecell Lleida |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Team4: | Boca Juniors |
| Years5: | 2010–2011 |
| Team5: | İqtisadçı Bakı |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Team6: | CS Dinamo București |
| Years7: | 2012–2012 |
| Team7: | Hainaut Volley |
| Years8: | 2012–2013 |
| Team8: | SVS Post Schwechat |
| Years9: | 2013–2014 |
| Team9: | Maranhão Vôlei |
| Years10: | 2014–2015 |
| Team10: | Rio do Sul Vôlei |
| Years11: | 2015–2016 |
| Team11: | BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała |
| Years12: | 2016–2017 |
| Team12: | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |
| Years13: | 2019 |
| Team13: | Valinhos |
| Years14: | 2020-21 |
| Team14: | Pinheiros |
| Years15: | 2021-22 |
| Team15: | Arenal Emevé |
| Nationalyears: | 2004–2022 |
| Nationalteam: | Argentina |
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| Updated: | 18 January 2017 |
Yael Castiglione (born 27 September 1985) is a retired Argentine volleyball player.
Castiglione has represented the Argentina national team in various tournaments since 2004,[1] including the Pan-American Volleyball Cup (in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[2] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[3] the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (in 2011, 2015),[4] [5] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[6] the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada,[2] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[7] During the Olympics she married the retired Brazilian volleyball player Marcus Eloe in a Buddhist ceremony.[8]
At club level she played for Millenium, Bellinzona, Lleida, Boca Juniors, Igtisadchi Baku, Dinamo București, Hainaut, Post Schwechat, Maranhão Vôlei, Rio do Sul and Bielsko-Biała before moving to MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Orlen Liga in May 2016.[9] [10] She took a sabbatical after 2017 after giving birth to twins with former player Marcus Eloe. Castiglione then decided to return playing in her husband's Brazil, first for Valinhos and then Pinheiros.[11] [12] After a season in Spain playing for Arenal Emevé, Castiglione announced her retirement in 2022.[13]