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]

Melisa Kerman
Personal information
Born (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 (age 30)
İzmir, Turkey
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Spike294 cm (116 in)
Block290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionHitter
Current clubTurkey Arkas Spor
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
2005-2009
2009-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Turkey Karşıyaka
Turkey TVF Sport High School
Turkey VakıfBank Türk Telekom
Turkey Karşıyaka 2014- Turkey Arkas Spor
National team
2010-Turkey Turkey
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Turkey women's youth national volleyball team
Girls Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Team

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]

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National team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Melisa Kerman Yuvaya Döndü". Voleybol X (in Turkish). 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. ^ Ekin, Recep (2012-04-23). "Geleceğin yıldızı..." Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-11-04.