Osniel Lazaro Melgarejo Hernández (born ) is a Cuban male

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player. He is part of the

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. On club level he plays for Allianz Milano.

Career

His career started in the provincial club of Sancti Spiritus in Cuba, participating in amateur tournaments. In 2015 he received his first call from the Cuban national team, winning the silver medal at the North American championship, while a year later he won the gold medal at the Pan-American Cup and the silver one on the same tournament with the U23 team. He also competed in the

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. For the 2016-17 season he received permission from the Cuban government to play abroad, thus signing with Panathinaikos of

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Sporting achievements

National team

* 2016

Pan-American Volleyball Cup Pan-American, Pan American, Panamerican, Pan-America, Pan America or Panamerica may refer to: * Collectively, the Americas: North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean * Something of, from, or related to the Americas * Pan-Amer ...

* 2015

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* 2016

U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

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at ''FIVB.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Melgarejo, Osniel 1997 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic volleyball players for Cuba Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Panathinaikos V.C. players