Myriam Fatime Sylla (born 8 January 1995) is an Italian volleyball player of Ivorian descent,[1] 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,[2] the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[3] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[4]
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 Myriam Sylla in 2013 | |||||||||
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| Full name | Myriam Fatime Sylla | ||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1995 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (71 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker / opposite | ||||||||
| Current club |  Vero Volley Milano | ||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||
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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.[5]
Personal life
She was born in Palermo 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"
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
