Farnoosh Sheikhi

Farnoosh Sheikhi
Sheikhi playing for Iran national team
Personal information
Nickname Farnooshi
Nationality Iranian
Born (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990
Gorgan, Iran
Hometown Tehran
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Spike 2.85 m (112 in)
Block 2.75 m (108 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle blocker
Current club Dauphines Charleroi
Number 16

Farnoosh Sheikhi (born May 13, 1989) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for Iran women's national volleyball team since 2009. She was a member of the national team in 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship. Sheikhi plays for Dauphines Charleroi as a middle blocker. She is first Iranian player in volleyball Belgian League, and first player who wear a hijab.

Individuals: 2012 Iranian super cup "best blocker" 2013 Iranian superleague "fair play" 2013 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2014 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2015 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2016 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2016 Iranian superleague "MVP" 2017 central Asian championship "best middle blocker"

Personal life

In May 2017, Sheikhi got married to Kaveh Rezaei, a footballer who plays as a striker for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgian First Division A.[1]

References

  1. "ازدواج کاوه رضایی با ملی‌پوش والیبال ایران +عکس" (in Persian). 3 May 2017.


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