Cansu Özbay

Cansu Özbay (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒɑnsu ˈœzbɑj] ⓘ; born 17 October 1996) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the setter position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul.[1] She is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Cansu Özbay
Cansu Özbay for Vakıfbank Istanbul (April 2018)
Personal information
Born (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996
İzmir, Turkey
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spike285 cm (112 in)
Block284 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubTurkey Vakıfbank Istanbul
National team
2013Turkey girls' U18
2015Turkey women's U20
2017–Turkey
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Turkey
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 JapanTeam
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2018 NanjingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 RiminiTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 ArlingtonTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 Azerbaijan/GeorgiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 TurkeyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/RomaniaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgium/Italy/Estonia/GermanyTeam

Playing career

Club

Cansu Özbay started her volleyball career in Göztepe than continued in the youth development team of Arkas Spor at her hometown in Izmir. She then transferred to the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş .K.[2] In January 2015, Özbay was loaned out from her club Beşiktaş JK to Nilüfer Belediyespor in Bursa, where she played the second half of the 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season.[3] At the end of the season, she returned to her relegated club to play in the 2015–16 Second League season. Her team finished the season as champion, and was promoted to the First League. For the 2016–17 League season, she was transferred by Vakıfbank Istanbul.[2][4] She succeeded Naz Aydemir Akyol as setter in the team.[5][6] She enjoyed her team's league champion title in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 League seasons. She was awarded the title of "Best Setter" of the 2017–18 season's final series.[7]

Özbay participated at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship held in Metro Manila, Philippines, where her team Vakıfbank Istanbul placed third. The next year, her team became champion of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Kobe, Japan.

Club From To
Turkey Arkas Spor 2009–2010 2013–2014
Turkey Beşiktaş JK 2014–2015 2014–2015
Turkey Nilüfer BS 2015 2015
Turkey Beşiktaş JK 2015–2016 2015–2016
Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 2016–2023

International

Özbay was part of the Turkey girls' U18 team at the 2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship – Girls held in Serbia[8] and at the 2013 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship held in Thailand.[9]

She was a member of the Turkey women's U20 team, and played at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship held in Puerto Rico.

She competed at the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship held in Azerbaijan and Georgia,[10] where the Turkey women's team ranked third. She was part of the national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,[11] which became silver medalist after losing to the United States in the final.[12]

Honours

Club
Champions (7)
Third places (2)

National team

Individual
Best Setter (2)
Most Valuable Player (1)

References
  1. "Teams: Vakıfbank Istanbul – Cansu Ozbay". Women's Club World Championship – Manila 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Hoş geldin Cansu Özbay" (in Turkish). Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. "Cansu Özbay Nilüfer Belediyespor'da imzayı attı". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. "Cansu Özbay Vakıfbank^ta". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. "Cansu Ozbay for WoV – "I am learning and improving myself because of Naz"". World of Volleyball. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. İleri, Aslı (13 May 2018). "Cansu Özbay: Bu yaşımda burada olabildiğim için çok mutluyum". Voleybol Plus (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. "Vakıfbank 10. kez Şampiyon!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. "Titleholder Turkey edge past Serbia to take first place in Pool II". CEV 2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship – Girls. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. "Girls' U18 World Championship – Thailand 2013 – Team Comğosition: Turkey". FIVB. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. "2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Women – Team Roster: Turkey". CEV European Championship Women. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  11. "Turkey reveal women's squad for upcoming season". FIVB. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  12. "Son dakika: A Milli Kadın Voleybol Takımı gümüş madalyada kaldı". Sabah (in Turkish). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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