Myriam Sylla

Myriam Sylla
Myriam Sylla in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Myriam Fatime Sylla
Born	(1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29) Palermo, Italy
Height	1.81 m (71 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spike	320 cm (126 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker / opposite
Current club	Vero Volley Milano
Number	17
Career
Years Teams 2015–2018 Foppapedretti Bergamo 2018–2022 Imoco Volley 2022– Vero Volley Milano
National team
2015– Italy
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2018 Japan Team 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team FIVB Nations League 2022 Ankara Team 2024 Bangkok Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2017 Nanjing Team European Championship 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team 2019 Turkey Team Montreux Volley Masters 2018 Switzerland Team

Myriam Fatime Sylla (born 8 January 1995) is an Italian volleyball player, 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,[1] the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[2] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[3] She was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.

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.[4]

Personal life

She was born in Palermo, Italy, from Ivorian parents. Then they moved to Valgreghentino, in 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"
• 2024 Olympic Games Paris "Best outside spiker"

Clubs

• 2015-16 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 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

References

1. "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
2. "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
3. "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "Lega volley women".

Awards
Preceded by Zhu Ting and Kimberly Hill	Best Outside Spiker of World Championship 2018 (with Zhu Ting) 2022 (with Gabriela Guimarães)	Succeeded by Incumbent