Yelyzaveta Samadova

Yelyzaveta Samadova
Personal information
Full name Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban
Nickname Liza
Nationality Ukrainian/Azerbaijani
Born (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995
Kiev, Ukraine
Hometown Baku, Azerbaijan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Spike 310 cm (122 in)
Block 290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside spiker
Current club Pallavolo Scandicci
Number 3
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2017
2017–		Telekom Baku
Pallavolo Scandicci
National team
2015–Azerbaijan
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Azerbaijan
European League
2016 Nitra
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 BakuTeam

Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban (born 3 March 1995) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani volleyball player who currently plays for Italian club Pallavolo Scandicci and Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team as an outside spiker.

Career

Originally from Ukraine, Samadova started her professional career at Rabita Baku in 2014. During the 2016-17 season, she was the captain of Telekom Baku and won the championship in Azerbaijani Super League and became the MVP of the season. In summer of 2017, she transferred to the Italian Serie A1 team, Pallavolo Scandicci [1].

National team

Samadova made her debut for Azerbaijani senior team in 2015. She helped her team earn gold at the 2016 Women's European Volleyball League and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. She also played for Azerbaijan in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship and reached the semifinals.

Personal life

Samadova is dating Jovan Krneta, Serbian professional football player who currently plays for Zira FK in Azerbaijani Premier League.

References

  1. ↑ Volleyball. "Scandicci: Arriva la schiacciatrice Yelyzaveta Samadova". Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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