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Yeliz Başa
Yeliz Başa with NEC Red Rockets in 2013.
Personal information
BornYeliz Askan
(1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 37)
Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite/Outside Hitter
Current clubCangrejeras de Santurce
Number21
National team
2012-2020 Turkey
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Turkey
Women's European Volleyball League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Team
Last updated: July 19, 2014

Yeliz Başa (born Yeliz Askan on August 13, 1987 in Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player, who won the gold medal at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League playing with the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Career

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She began her sports career at the age of 14 in the youth team of Beykozspor in her hometown. She transferred to Beşiktaş one year later.[1] After playing for the youth team from 2002 to 2004, and for the juniors team from 2004 to 2006, she entered the senior team, where she was part of until 2012.

Her successful performance in 2011–12 season led her to the membership in the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

In the 2012–13 season, she transferred to NEC Red Rockets in Japan after signing a one-year contract.[1][2][3] She became so the first ever Turkish women's volleyball player in Japan. She enjoyed champion title in the Japan's V.League after winning 23 of the 28 matches. Named MVP in many games, she contributed to her team's champion title.

The next season, she signed a contract for one year with Hyundai Hillstate in South Korea. She also became the first ever Turkish volleyball player in South Korea.

She returned to Japanese NEC Red Rockets team and played 2014-2016 seasons. In the summer of 2016, she signed with the Czech Republic's Agel Prostejov team and was transferred to Halbank, Turkey in January 2017.

Personal life

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Yeliz Başa is married to Onur Başa in 2013.[3]

Clubs

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Awards

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Individuals

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Club

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National team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ercan, Talip (2013-09-26). "Beykozlu voleybolcu Yeliz Başa'nın Güney Kore macerası başladı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  2. ^ Arat, Süleyman (2014-07-07). "Yeliz Başa Japonya'ya döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. ^ a b "Yeliz Başa Japonya'da". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  4. ^ "Yeliz Başa Çek Cumhuriyeti'ne transfer oldu". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  5. ^ "Yeliz Başa Halkbank'ta". Voleybolplus (in Turkish). 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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