Yelyzaveta Ruban

Yelyzaveta Samadova
Personal information
Full name	Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban
Nickname	Liza
Nationality	Ukrainian Azerbaijani
Born	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Hometown	Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Spike	310 cm (122 in)
Block	290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside spiker
Current club	CSM Lugoj
Number	3
Career
Years Teams 2014–2017 2017–2018 2018–2020 2021–2022 2022-present Telekom Baku Pallavolo Scandicci Leningradka Saint-Petersburg Bolu Belediyyespor CSM Lugoj
National team
2015– Azerbaijan
Honours Women's volleyball Representing Azerbaijan European League 2016 Nitra Team Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Team 2021 Konya Team
Last updated: 20 October 2022

Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban (born 3 March 1995) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani volleyball player who plays for CSM Lugoj and Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team as an outside spiker.

Career

Originally from Ukraine, Samadova started her professional career at Rabita Baku in 2014. During the 2016-17 season, she was the captain of Telekom Baku and won the championship in Azerbaijani Super League and became the MVP of the season. In summer of 2017, she transferred to the Italian Serie A1 team, Pallavolo Scandicci. In summer of 2018, she transferred to the Russian Superleague team, Leningradka Saint-Petersburg [1].

National team

Samadova made her debut for Azerbaijani senior team in 2015. She helped her team earn gold at the 2016 Women's European Volleyball League and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. She also played for Azerbaijan in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship and reached the semifinals.

Personal life

Samadova is dating Jovan Krneta, Serbian professional football player who currently plays for Zira FK in Azerbaijani Premier League.

External links

• Yelyzaveta Samadova at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Yelyzaveta Samadova at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
• CEV profile
• Eurosport profile
• Leningradka profile