Aylin Sarıoğlu (born 21 July 1995) is a Turkish professional

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 Summ ...

player. She is tall and plays as libero. She is part of the

Turkey women's national volleyball team The Turkey women's national volleyball team () is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations. The team is the most successful national sports team in the country and h ...

Personal life

Aylin Sarıoğlu was born in

Aydın Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...

, Turkey on 21 July 1995. Currently, she is a student at the Sports Academy of Uludağ University in Bursa.

Playing career

Club

Sarıoğlu started to play volleyball at the age of nine joining her hometown club Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. In the 2011–12 season, she was admitted o the senior team, and became professional. She enjoyed her team's promotion to the

Turkish Women's Volleyball League Sultanlar Ligi (''Sultans League''), known for sponsorship reasons as Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi, is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and began with the 1984–85 season. 14 ...

, and played at the

CEV Women's Challenge Cup The CEV Women's Challenge Cup, formerly (from 1980 to 2007) known as CEV Women's Cup is the third official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de Volle ...

in 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18 with her team. She enjoyed her team's twice gold (2014–15, 2016–17), once silver (2017–18) and once bronze medal (2015–16). After Bursa BB folded in 2018, Sarıoğlu signed with another

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

-based club, Nilüfer BS, for the 2018–19 season.

International

Sarıoğşu was admitted to the

first time in 2018. She played at the

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former FIVB Volleyba ...

with the national team, which won the silver medal.

Honours

Club

:; Champions (2): 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup (Bursa BB), :: 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup (Bursa BB) :; Runners-up (1):

2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup The 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 38th edition of the European CEV Women's Challenge Cup, Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup". Format The tournament is played on a Knockout tournament, knockout format, wit ...

(Bursa BB) :; Third places (1): 2015–16 CEV Women's Challenge Cup (Bursa BB)

International

:; Runners-up (1):

References

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* Living people 1995 births Sportspeople from Bursa Bursa Uludağ University alumni Turkish women's volleyball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Nilüfer Belediyespor volleyballers Turkey women's international volleyball players VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers {{Turkey-volleyball-bio-stub