Valentina Diouf (born 10 January 1993) is an Italian professional

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player who played with her

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at the 2014 World Championship.

Life

Diouf was born in

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, to a father from

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

and a mother from

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Career

Diouf played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.

Clubs

* Club Italia (2008–2011) *

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(2011–2014) *

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(2014–2015) * LJ Modena (2015–2016) *

(2016–2018) * SESI Vôlei Bauru (2018–2019) *

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(2019–present)

Awards

Individuals

* 2014-15 CEV Champions League "Best Opposite Spiker" * 2016–17 CEV Cup "MVP"

Clubs

* 2011 Italian Supercup – Simple cup icon

Champions, with

* 2014 Italian Cup – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with

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Runner-Up, with

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Runner-Up, with

* 2018 São Paulo State Championship – Simple cup icon

Champions, with Vôlei Bauru

References

1993 births Italian women's volleyball players Italian people of Senegalese descent Italian sportspeople of African descent Living people Sportspeople from Milan Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-volleyball-bio-stub