Meisam Salehi, also known as Meysam Salehi (Persian: میثم صالحی; born 17 November 1998) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Iranian national volleyball team. He made his maiden appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.[1] #milsam
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| Born | 17 November 1998 Urmia, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Urmia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 355 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Shahdab Yazd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Career
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editSalehi made his debut in the Iranian Super League for Kalleh Mazandaran in 2017. In 2020, he signed a contract with Shahrdari Urmia, and one year later won a silver medal of the Iranian Championship. For the 2021–22 season, he joined Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, PlusLiga.[2]
National team
editHe was part of the team which finished fifth at the 2017 U21 World Championship held in Czech Republic.[3] A member of the teams that competed at the 2018, 2019 and 2021 Nations League editions. Salehi was part of the Iranian national team which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Volleyball SALEHI Meisam - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ "Objawienie Irańskiej SuperLigi w Olsztynie". www.indykpolazs.pl (in Polish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mojarad blocks away to lift Iran to prestigious fifth place". www.fivb.com. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Iran Announce Tokyo 2020 Squad". www.fivb.com. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links
edit- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Meisam Salehi on Instagram
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