Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban (born 3 March 1995) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani

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player who plays for

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and

Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team The Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team ( az, Azərbaycan qadın milli voleybol komandası) is formed by the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) and represents Azerbaijan in international CEV and FIVB tournaments. Competitive rec ...

as an outside spiker.

Career

Originally from Ukraine, Samadova started her professional career at

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in 2014. During the 2016-17 season, she was the captain of

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and won the championship in Azerbaijani Super League and became the MVP of the season. In summer of 2017, she transferred to the Italian Serie A1 team,

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. In summer of 2018, she transferred to the Russian Superleague team, Leningradka Saint-Petersburgbr>

National team

Samadova made her debut for Azerbaijani senior team in 2015. She helped her team earn gold at the

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and

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. She also played for Azerbaijan in the

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and reached the semifinals.

Personal life

Samadova is dating Jovan Krneta, Serbian professional football player who currently plays for

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in Azerbaijani Premier League.

References

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CEV profileEurosport profileLeningradka profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samadova, Yelyzaveta 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Kyiv Ukrainian women's volleyball players Azerbaijani women's volleyball players Ukrainian emigrants to Azerbaijan Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Outside hitters Azerbaijani expatriates in Italy