Sebastián Solé

Sebastián Solé (born 12 June 1991) is an Argentine volleyball player, a former member of the Argentina national team and a bronze medallist at the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020). At the professional club level, he plays for Sir Safety Perugia.

Sebastián Solé
Solé in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Argentina Italy
Born	(1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 Rosario, Argentina
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Spike	370 cm (146 in)
Block	360 cm (142 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Sir Safety Perugia
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2008–2010 2010–2013 2013–2017 2017–2018 2018–2020 2020– Rosario Sonder Bolívar Vóley Trentino Volley Vôlei Taubaté Calzedonia Verona Sir Safety Perugia
National team
Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Argentina Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 2011 Guadalajara CSV South American Championship 2011 Brazil 2013 Brazil

Junior career

Solé's international career began in 2007 as one of the new players called up for the Argentine Youth Team. In 2008, he was the only player on both of Argentina's South American Championship winning teams, representing Argentina in the youth and junior teams.

Career

In 2010, Solé made his senior debut for Argentina at the FIVB World League. He participated seven times in that competition and won several awards and medals. He was also part of the team at the 2010 FIVB World Championship in Italy and at the Olympic Games in London in 2012. In 2015, Solé was the first Argentine player in 18 years to be part of an Italian A1 League winning team. He also shone in 2016 at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the Olympia Award for being the best volleyball player of the country.

After winning the bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics, he announced his retirement from the Argentine national team.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2015–16 – with Diatec Trentino
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Betim 2022 – with Sir Safety Perugia
  • Bangalore 2023 – with Sir Safety Perugia
• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Argentina 2010 – with Bolívar Vóley
• Domestic
  • 2013–14 Italian SuperCup, with Diatec Trentino
  • 2014–15 Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
  • 2020–21 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2021–22 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2022–23 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2023–24 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2023–24 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
  • 2023–24 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia

Individual awards

• 2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best blocker
• 2011: CSV South American Championship – Best blocker
• 2013: CSV South American Championship – Best middle blocker
• 2015: FIVB World Cup – Best middle blocker
• 2016: CEV Champions League – Best middle blocker
• 2023: FIVB Club World Championship – Best middle blocker

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at Olympics.com
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net