Natalia Cristina Valentín León (born September 12, 1989) is a Puerto Rican

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. She is a member and the current captain of the Puerto Rican national team.

Early life

Valentín was born in

Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Río Piedras is a populous district of San Juan, and former town and municipality of Puerto Rico, which was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951. The district today is composed of various '' barrios'' (these are the primary legal div ...

to Raúl Valentín and Norma León.

Clubs

Leonas de Ponce Previously named ''Leonas de Ponce'', Ponce Leonas is the professional female volleyball team of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Their home stadium is Cancha Salvador Dijols in Playa (Ponce), Playa de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

(2014–2015) *

Azerrail Baku Azerrail Baku ('' az, Azərreyl Bakı'') is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club based in Baku. Azerrail is a three-time champion of Azerbaijan Superleague and the winner of CEV Cup in 2002 and Challenge Cup in 2011. History Azerrail was foun ...

(2015–2016) * Saint-Raphael Var Volley-Ball (2017-2019) * Developres Skyres Rzeszow (2019-2020) * Volley Bergamo 1991 (2020-2021) *

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(2022)

Awards

Individual

* 2022 Athletes Unlimited "Best Setter"

Club

* 2015–2016 Azerbaijan Super League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

References

1989 births Living people People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Setters (volleyball) Summer Olympics competitors for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball 21st-century Puerto Rican women {{PuertoRico-volleyball-bio-stub