Buse Ünal
| Buse Ünal | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 29 July 1997 Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | ||
| Block | 270 cm (110 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Current club |  Bahçelievler Belediyespor | ||
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Honours | |||
Buse Ünal (born 29 July 1997) is a Turkish women's volleyball player. She is 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) tall at 72 kg (159 lb) and plays in the setter position. Currently, she plays for Bahçelievler Belediyespor. She is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Buse Ünal was born into a family of athletes in Ankara, Turkey on 29 July 1997.[2][3] Her father was a footballer and her mother a volleyball player, while her younger sister plays also volleyball. She completed primary and secondary school in Izmir and continued with her high school education in Ankara.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Ünal started playing volleyball in the youth development team of Arkas Spor in Izmir, where she was a member for seven years during her school years. When the family resettled in Ankara, she joined the cadet team of Ilbank Ankara,[4] where she played two years long. In 2013, her team took home the champion title of the Turkish cadet girls' championship.[3] In the 2014–15 season, she was admitted to the senior team of Ilbank Ankara, which played then in the First League.[5] After her team's relegation to the Second League, they were promoted to the First League at the end of the 2016–17 season.[6]
After four seasons, Ünal left Ilbank Ankara, which was about to relegate again losing all of the twelve league matches in the mid of the 2017–18 First league. In January 2018, she signed with the successful Second League club Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyesi, which had chances to get promoted to the First League in the upcoming season.[6]
She participated at the 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup with her team Ilbank Ankara.[2]
| Club | From | To |
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| Ilbank Ankara
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2014–2015 | 2017–2018 |
| Manisa BBSK
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2017–2018 |
International
[edit]In March 2018, Ünal was admitted to the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[1][7][8] She played in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League for Turkey.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Teams: Turkey". Volleyball Nations League. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ a b "2015 FIVB U20 Women Volleyball WCH – European Qualification – Ünal Buse". CEV 2015 European Qualification U20. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ a b c Ateşnal, Tekin (2013-06-10). "O bir pasör: Buse Ünal". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "İlbank'ın altyapısı fabrika gibi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "İlbank'tan iç transfer". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2016-06-26. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ a b Özbek, Gülperi (2018-01-12). "Buse Ünal yuvadan uçtu". Anadolu (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "Manisa'da Milli Gurur". Voleybol Aktuel (in Turkish). 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "Voleybolda kadın millilerin aday kadrosu açıklandı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "Buse Unal". Volleyball National League. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Volleyball players from Ankara
- Turkish women's volleyball players
- İller Bankası volleyballers
- Turkey women's international volleyball players
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball
- Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players