María Ángela Leyva Tagle (born November 22, 1996, in

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player who plays for the Peru national team. At the age of 14 she had already been in all categories of Peru's national team, Child (U16), Youth (U18), Junior (U20) and

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. Leyva was captain of the team that won gold at the 2012 Youth South American Championship, the first gold medal for Peruvian volleyball in that category after 32 years and the first gold in any category in 19 years.

Career

2010-2011

Leyva first started playing volleyball at Camino de Vida Volleyball Club in the Peruvian National League. At the age of 14 she was named captain of the U16 squad with looks for the first South American Championship of that category. She was invited to be a part of the Peruvian senior team for the

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. When Camino de Vida Volleyball Club dissolved, Cenaida Uribe, Peruvian ex-volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist made the club into Universidad San Martín. Leyva stayed in the team and was joined by international figures such as Dominican Republic's Cándida Arias. The club finished second in their first season at the LNSV. Leyva then participated in the first U16 South American Championship. The team captained by Leyva defeated Brazil for the first time in 19 years. Peru finished second at the tournament and Leyva was named Best Spiker and Best Scorer. Leyva was once again invited to play for the senior team at the 2012 Pan American Cups, first at the Senior Pan-American Cup and then at the U23 Cup. Leyva then participated in the 2012 South American Junior Championship where the Peruvian team finished second; Leyva was named Best Server.

2012: South American Gold

Leyva was captain of the team that won gold at the 2012 Youth South American Championship, the first gold medal for Peruvian volleyball in that category after 32 years and the first gold in any category in 19 years. Leyva was named Best Scorer, Spiker and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

2013: World Championships

Leyva was part of both the junior and the youth Peruvian teams that competed at the 2013 world championships, in June, at the Junior World Championship, Peruvian girls finished in 12th place and Leyva was the third best scorer of the tournament. At the Youth World Championship, with the nickname "Dark Horses" Peruvian girls reached the semifinals of the tournament for the first time in 20 years and for the second time ever, Leyva was captain of the team. At the semifinals against China, Peru and China played until the tie-break where Peru had 10 match points but China saved them all, at the end the Chinese won the match 3–2. Peru eventually finished 4th after losing the bronze medal to classic rival Brazil. Leyva was part of the ideal team being awarded as Best Opposite.

2015

Leyva won the Best Opposite individual award from the 2015 Pan-American Cup and her national team ranked in ninth place. She then won the Best Outside Hitter and the silver medal in the 2015 South American Championship.

2017

For the 2017/18 season, she played on loan with the Brazilian club

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, working under the same head coach as the Peruvian national team. She won the silver medal in the

2017 Bolivarian Games The 2017 Bolivarian Games, officially the XVIII Bolivarian Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 11–25 November 2017, in Santa Marta, Colombia. Host city selection Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) and Santa Marta (Colombia) ...

under 23 tournament.

2018

Leyva decided not to be part of the Peruvian team due to a shoulder injury that made it impossible for her to play. She will return to wear the national shirt for the season of selections 2019. For the 2018/19 season, she renewed a contract with the Brazilian club

for this season. According to Cenaida Uribe, clubs from Italy, USA and Turkey want it, but especially the Italian club Pallavolo Scandicci for two seasons, but both parties did not reach an agreement.

Clubs

* Camino de Vida (2010–2011) * Universidad San Martín (2011–2017) *

(2017–2019) * PTT Spor Kulübü (2019-2020) *

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(2021-2022) * Çukurova BLD Spor Kulübü (2022-2024) * Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2024-2025) *

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(2025-)

Awards

Individuals

National Team

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– Gold Medal * 2015 South American Championship – Silver Medal

Junior Team

* 2010 Youth South American Championship – Bronze Medal * 2011 U16 South American Championship – Silver Medal * 2012 Junior South American Championship – Silver Medal * 2012 Youth South American Championship – Gold Medal * 2014 Junior South American Championship – Silver Medal * 2014 Junior Final Four Cup – Gold Medal * 2016 U22 South American Championship – Bronze Medal

Clubs

* 2011-12 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Runner-up with Universidad San Martín * 2012-13 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Runner-up with Universidad San Martín * 2013-14 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Champion with Universidad San Martín * 2014-15 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Champion with Universidad San Martín * 2015 South American Club Championship Bronze with Universidad San Martín * 2015-16 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Champion with Universidad San Martín * 2016 South American Club Championship Silver with Universidad San Martín * 2017 South American Club Championship Bronze with Universidad San Martín * 2018 Copa Brasil de Voleibol Feminino Gold with

* 2017-18 Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga – 4th place with

* 2017-18 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino – Champion with Universidad San Martín * 2018 Campeonato Paulista de Voleibol Feminino – Runner-up with

* 2018 Supercopa Brasileira de Voleibol – Runner-up with

* 2020-21 Russian Women's Volleyball Super League – 10th with

* 2020-21 Russian Women's Volleyball Cup – 17th with

* 2021-22 CEV Women's Champions League – 11th with

* 2021-22 LNV Ligue A Féminine – 9th with

* 2021-22 French Cup – Bronze with

* 2021-22 French SuperCup – Runner-up with

* 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup – 14th with

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* 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – 9th with

References

External links

FIVB Profile

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