Gyselle Silva

Gyselle Silva
Personal information
Full name	Gyselle de la Caridad Silva Franco
Nickname	Yiyi
Nationality	Cuba
Born	(1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 Santiago de Cuba
Hometown	Santiago de Cuba
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Spike	317 cm (125 in)
Block	309 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker / Opposite spiker
Number	17
Career
Years Teams 2009-2012 2014-2015 2015-2016 2018 Santiago de Cuba Rabita Baku Halkbank Ankara Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters
National team
2009-2012 Cuba
Honours Women's volleyball Representing Cuba Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team

Gyselle de la Caridad Silva Franco (born 29 October 1991) is a Cuban volleyball player. She is currently playing for the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters of the Philippine Super Liga. She was part of the Cuba women's national volleyball team.

She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. She played with Santiago de Cuba.

Dubbed as "Volleyball Goddess" and "Queen of Gravity" by the Filipino fans.

She tallied the fourth best scoring record in the whole world in a single match. She scored 56 points highlighted by 53 attacks and 3 aces on a lost cause after succumbing against the Cocolife Asset Managers last April 7, 2018 in a five-set conquest in a match in the inaugural Philippine Super Liga (PSL).

Clubs

• Santiago de Cuba (2010)
• Rabita Baku (2014-2015)
• Halkbank Ankara (2015-2016)
• Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters (2018)

External links

• CEV Profile