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Melissa Vargas

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Melissa Vargas is a Cuban-born professional volleyball player who plays as an outside or opposite spiker and represents Turkey in international play. Born on 16 October 1999 in Cienfuegos, Cuba, she took up volleyball on the street at six and joined her school team at eight. She played for Cuba at the 2014 World Championship, then spent a season with Agel Prostějov in the Czech Republic and then Volero Zürich before moving to Fenerbahçe in 2018, where she has been a leading scorer. After a four-year ban from the Cuban national team, she took Turkish citizenship in 2021 and, from 2023, played for the Turkey national team. She was named most valuable player when Turkey won the 2023 Nations League and the 2023 European Championship, and won silver at the 2025 World Championship.

Facts
Birth Year
1999 1
Gender
Female 1
Connections

Competed In

FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, Competitions
Source Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)
Women's European Volleyball Championship, Competitions
Source Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Teams and Clubs
Source Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)

Plays

Volleyball, Sports
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Nationality

Cuba

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Source Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Cuban professional volleyball player
Turkey

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Source Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)Personal life, citizenship
Quote, Personal life, citizenship
In 2021, she acquired Turkish citizenship.
Sources
1. Olympedia: Melissa Vargas - Olympic athlete biography
Olympedia
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 16 October 1999
  • Biographical information, Sex
    Sex Female
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Melissa Vargas (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    is a Cuban professional volleyball player
  • Personal life, citizenship
    In 2021, she acquired Turkish citizenship.
  • On The Roster Of: Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Career, Fenerbahçe
    she was transferred to Turkey for Fenerbahçe Opet
  • Competed In: FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, International career, Turkey
    She debuted with the team at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
  • Competed In: Women's European Volleyball Championship, International career, Turkey, Euro 2023
    At the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Vargas was once again named MVP and Best Opposite Hitter
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