Melissa Vargas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Melissa Vargas
Personal information
Full name	Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu
Nickname	Vargas Airlines
Nationality	Cuba  Turkey
Born	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 24) Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	326 cm (128 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker / opposite spiker
Current club	Fenerbahçe Opet
Number	4 (national team), 44 (club)
Career
Years Teams 2011–2015 2015–2016 2017–2018 2018–2021 2021 2021–2022 2022– 2022– Cienfuegos Agel Prostějov Volero Zürich Fenerbahçe Opet Tianjin Bohai Bank Fenerbahçe Opet Tianjin Bohai Bank Fenerbahçe Opet
National team
2013–2017 2023– Cuba Turkey
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Cuba U23 Pan-American Cup Bronze 2014 Ica Team Representing  Turkey FIVB World Cup Gold 2023 Tokyo Team FIVB Nations League Gold 2023 Arlington Team European Championship Gold 2023 Belgium/Italy/Estonia/Germany Team

Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu (born 16 October 1999) is a Cuban-born Turkish volleyball player, who plays for Fenerbahçe Opet and the Turkey women's national volleyball team .

She was a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and was part of the Cuban national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy. Since 2023, she has been playing in the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Personal life

Melissa Vargas was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba on 16 October 1999. In 2021, she acquired Turkish citizenship.

Club career

• Cienfuegos (2011–2015)
• Agel Prostějov (2015–2016)
• Volero Zürich (2017–2018)
• Fenerbahçe Opet (2018–2021)
• Tianjin Bohai Bank (2021)
• Fenerbahçe Opet (2021–2022)
• Tianjin Bohai Bank (2022–present)
• Fenerbahçe Opet (2022–present)

International career

Cuba

She won the Best Opposite award in the 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup as well as Best Outside Hitter at Central American Caribbean Games 2014, Pan American Cup and Games 2015, Best Scorer at Final Four Cup 2015, NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six 2015, and Champions League 2018/2019. Vargas also won Best Server at Pan American Cup 2015, Turkey Volleyball Women's League 2018 and 2019, and Chinese League 2021 and 2022.

Turkey

After her naturalization for Turkey in 2021, she had to wait two years to be included in the Turkey women's national volleyball team. In 2023, she started to play for the Turkey national team, and participated at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.

Awards

Honors

Club

• Czech Women's Volleyball Extraliga:
  • 2015–16
• Czech Cup:
  • 2015–16
• Swiss Women's Volleyball League:
  • 2017-18
• Swiss Cup:
  • 2017-18
• Chinese Volleyball League:
  • 2021-22, 2022–23
• Turkish Women's Volleyball League:
  • 2022–23
  • 2020–21, 2021–22
  • 2018–19
• Turkish Super Cup:
  • 2022
• Turkish Cup:
  • 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022-23
• CEV Champions League:
  • 2018-19, 2021–22, 2022-23

International

• U23 Pan-American Cup:
  • 2014
• FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League:
  • 2023
• Women's European Volleyball Championship:
  • 2023

Individual

Club

• 2021-22 Chinese Volleyball League - "Best server"
• 2020–21 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Best opposite hitter"
• 2022-23 Chinese Volleyball League - "Best server"
• 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Best opposite hitter"
• 2022–23 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - "Finals MVP"

International

• 2013 U20 Pan-American Cup - "Best spiker"
• 2014 U23 Pan-American Cup - "Best opposite"
• 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Outside Hitter"
• 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Server"
• 2015 Pan-American Volleyball Cup - "Best Scorer"
• 2023 FIVB Nations League - "Best opposite hitter"
• 2023 FIVB Nations League - "Most valuable player"
• 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship - "Best opposite hitter"
• 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship - "Most valuable player"

See also

In Spanish: Melissa Vargas para niños