Naz Aydemir

Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish volleyball player, widely regarded as one of the best setters in international volleyball. She plays as setter for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won a total of nine Turkish League championships, four with Vakıfbank, three with Eczacıbaşı and two with Fenerbahçe. She has four CEV Champions League 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 2020 Summer Olympics.

Naz Aydemir
Aydemir with Vakıfbank in 2018
Personal information
Full nameNaz Aydemir Akyol
NationalityTurkish
Born (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990
Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike303 cm (119 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubEczacibaşi
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2004-2009
2009-2012
2012-2018
2019-2022
2022-2023		Eczacıbaşı
Fenerbahçe
Vakıfbank
Fenerbahçe
Türk Hava Yolları
National team
2004-2021Turkey
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ningbo Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Turkey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Italy/Serbia Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Team
European League
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kayseri Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ankara Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin Team
FIVB Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2021 RiminiTeam

Career

Aydemir has played more than 200 times for all levels of the Turkish national team. She has played 16 seasons of CEV Champions League[1] and achieved an unprecedented record by playing in the CEV Champions League final fours 10 times in a row.[2] 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 Vakıfbank.

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.[3]

Aydemir won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her club VakıfBank defeated Eczacıbaşı VitrA in the semifinal but then lost to Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match.[4] She was the recipient of the tournament's Fair Play special award.[4]

Aydemir won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank when her team defeated the Imoco Volley Conegliano.[5] She was also individually awarded Best Setter.[6]

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.[7]

Personal life

Aydemir's cousin İlkay Gündoğan is a footballer for FC Barcelona and the German national team.[8] On 21 August 2013, Naz Aydemir married national basketball player and member of Galatasaray, Cenk Akyol.[9] On 6 November 2018, the couple had a son, Pamir.

Awards

Individuals

Youth team

Junior team
  • 2008 Junior European Championships – Bronze Medal

Senior team

Club

See also

References
  1. "Bugün CEV Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde 16. sezonumun ilk maçına çıkıyorum".
  2. "Naz Aydemir Akyol'un 10. Dörtlü Finali!".
  3. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to her first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. "#ROSTER100 PRESENTS: NAZ AYDEMIR AKYOL - The Light Who Guides The Way For Turkey". Volleyball World. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. "Ten things about Ilkay Gündogan". bundesliga.com. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  9. "Genç çift dünyaevine girdi". Radikal (in Turkish). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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