Melisa Kerman (born February 7, 1994, in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 189 cm (6.20 ft) tall at 86 kg (190 lb) and plays as hitter. In July 2012, she returned to her first club Karşıyaka, which competes in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. Kerman is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 12.[1]
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Born | İzmir, Turkey | February 7, 1994||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spike | 294 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||
Block | 290 cm (110 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Hitter | ||||||||||||||
Current club | Arkas Spor | ||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||
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Born to a volletballer mother in Izmir, she began with volleyball at the age of eleven in the Karşıyaka. Three years later, she managed to play in the A-team of her club. Due to her tallness, Melisa was admitted also to the basketball team, where she played two years long during her secondary school.[2]
Clubs
edit- Karşıyaka İzmir (2005-2009)
- TVF Sport High School (2009-2011)
- VakıfBank Türk Telekom (2011-2012)
- Karşıyaka (2012-2013)
Awards
editNational team
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Melisa Kerman Yuvaya Döndü". Voleybol X (in Turkish). 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ Ekin, Recep (2012-04-23). "Geleceğin yıldızı..." Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-11-04.