Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish

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 Sum ...

player, widely regarded as one of the best setters in international volleyball. She plays as setter for Fenerbahçe and the

Turkey women's national volleyball team The Turkey women's national volleyball team ( tr, Türkiye Kadın Voleybol Milli Takımı) is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations. The team is one of the most ...

. She has won a total of nine Turkish League championships, four with

Vakıfbank VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...

, three with Eczacıbaşı and two with Fenerbahçe. She has four

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championships, winning three with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She also has three FIVB Club World Championship, winning two with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and

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Career

Aydemir has played more than 200 times for all levels of the Turkish national team. She has played 16 seasons of

and achieved an unprecedented record by playing in the CEV Champions League final fours 10 times in a row. She has played for the senior level club volleyball since the 2004–05 season. She was the captain of the youth national team of Turkey who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championship. In the 2008 edition of the Junior European Championship, she led the Turkish team to a bronze medal and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the tournament. In the 2011-12 edition and 2012-13 edition of the CEV Champions League, Aydemir won the championships and Best Setter awards consecutively, with her clubs Fenerbahçe and

. Aydemir won her first FIVB Women's Club World Championship gold medal at the 2010 Club World Championship. Fenerbahçe was the first Turkish team to win FIVB Women's Club World Championship. She won her second gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank which became second Turkish team to win Club World Championship. Aydemir won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her club

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defeated

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in the semifinal but then lost to Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match. She was the recipient of the tournament's Fair Play special award. Aydemir won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with

when her team defeated the

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. She was also individually awarded Best Setter. After spending six years at Vakıfbank Istanbul, she took a break from her volleyball career due to her pregnancy. After giving birth to her child, she returned to her old club Fenerbahçe Opet in the 2019–2020 season. Aydemir was selected for Roster 100 by FIVB as one of the 100 most influential volleyball players between 2010 and 2020, being one of the six female setters in the selection.

Personal life

Aydemir's cousin

İlkay Gündoğan İlkay Gündoğan (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Germany national team. Gündoğan came through VfL Bochum's youth academy. In 2008, he began playing for t ...

is a

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for Manchester City and the German national team. On 21 August 2013, Naz Aydemir married national basketball player and member of

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. On 6 November 2018, the couple had a son, Pamir.

Awards

Individuals

* ''2003 Turkish Youth Championship "Best Setter"'' * ''2004 Youth Balkan Cup "Best Setter"'' * ''2005 Youth European Championship Qualifiers "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"'' * ''2006 Youth Balkan Cup "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"'' * ''2006 Junior Balkan Cup "Best Setter"'' * '' 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival "Player with Best Fundamental"'' * ''2007 Youth Black Sea Games "Best Setter"'' * ''2008 Junior European Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2009-10 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"'' * ''2010-11 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"'' * '' 2011-12 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"'' * '' 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"'' * ''2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"'' * '' 2013-14 CEV Champions League "Fair Play Award"'' * ''2014-15 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"'' * '' 2015 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter" * '' 2016-17 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"''

National team

Youth team

* 2007 Girls Youth World Championship - Silver Medal

Junior team

* 2008 Junior European Championships - Bronze Medal

Senior team

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inter ...

- Silver Medal * 2009 European League - Silver Medal * 2010 European League - Bronze Medal * 2011 European Championship - Bronze Medal *

2012 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.CSVFIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix(In Spani ...

- Bronze Medal *

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

- Silver Medal *

2015 Montreux Volley Masters The 2015 Montreux Volley Masters is a women's volleyball competition set in Montreux, Switzerland between May 26 – 31, 2015. Turkey won the tournament for the first time by winning 3-2 to Japan in the championship match. Japanese Yuki Ishii was ...

Champion * 2015 European Games - Gold Medal * 2017 European Championship - Bronze Medal * 2019 European Championship - Silver Medal * 2021 Nations League - Bronze Medal

Club

* 2004-05 CEV Top Teams Cup - Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı * 2005-06 Turkish League Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2006-07 Turkish League Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2007-08 Turkish League Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2008-09 Turkish Cup - Roundel of Turkey

Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2009-10 Turkish Cup - Roundel of Turkey

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2009-10 Turkish League Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2009-10 Turkish Super Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2009-10 CEV Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2010-11 Turkish Super Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2010 FIVB Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2010-11 CEV Champions League - Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2010-11 Turkish League Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem * 2011-12 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal *

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Champion, with

Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...

* 2012-13 Turkish Champions Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

* 2012-13 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

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Champion, with

* 2013 FIVB Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2013-14 CEV Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul * 2013-14 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2013-14 Turkish Champions Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2013-14 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2014-15 CEV Champions League - Bronze Medal, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2014-15 Turkish Super Cup - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2015-16 CEV Champions League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2016 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze Medal, with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2016–17 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul * 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2017-18 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul * 2017-18 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul * 2021 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze Medal, with Fenerbahçe Opet

References

External links

Official website

TVF website

Profil on voleyboltr.com
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Career

Personal life

Awards

Individuals

National team

Youth team

Junior team

Senior team

Club

See also

References

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