Alexia Căruțașu (Turkish: Aleksia Karutasu; (born 10 June 2003) is a professional volleyball player who plays for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team. Born in Romania, she previously played for the Romania national team.

Alexia Căruțașu
Personal information
Full nameAlexia Ioana Căruțașu
NationalityTurkey Turkish Romania Romanian
Born (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21)
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spike3.00 m (118 in)
Block2.77 m (109 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubGalatasaray
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2018Romania CSM București
2018–2019Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul
2019–2021Turkey Sistem9 Yeşilyurt Istanbul
2021–2022Turkey Galatasaray
2022–2024Turkey VakıfBank Istanbul
2024–Turkey Galatasaray
National team
2018–2022
2024–
Romania Romania
Turkey Turkey
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Romania
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku Team

Career

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She competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, where Romania ranked sixth. She also competed at the 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship, where the Romanian team placed fifth.[1]

She is the youngest debutant (13 Years, 4 Months) in the Divizia A1 history. She made her Romanian top-flight debut with CSM București in October 2016, coming on as a substitute against CSM Volei Alba Blaj.[2]

Galatasaray

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On 14 May 2021 she signed a contract with Galatasaray, on loan from VakıfBank S.K. for one season. [3]

It was announced that she returned to the Galatasaray team on 13 May 2024.[4] The signed contract is for 2 years.[5]

Achievements

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Individual awards

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Personal life

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Her parents Andreea and Virgil Căruțașu were both Romanian basketball players.[8] She speaks some Turkish and in December 2021 got Turkish citizenship.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Competition". cev.eu. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ Performanță incredibilă reușită de o sportivă din România! A debutat în prima divizie de volei la doar 13 ani și 4 luni
  3. ^ "Alexia Ioana Carutasu Galatasaray'da". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Alexia Carutasu yeniden Galatasaray Daikin'de!". Galatasaray S.K. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Alexia Carutasu ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzalandı". Galatasaray S.K. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ Yılın voleybolcusu Alexia!
  7. ^ Sistem9 Yesilyurt ISTANBUL triumph at #CEVChallengeCupW
  8. ^ VIDEO Povestea Aleksia Karutasu: la 16 ani a fost transferată de campioana Europei » „Vreau să joc până când nu voi mai putea sări”. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian)
  9. ^ Aleksia Karutasu Yanıtladı! Türk Pasaportu, İdolü, Hedefleri... | Set Sayısı (28.12.2021) (In Turkish), retrieved 2022-01-10
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