Osniel Melgarejo

Osniel Melgarejo
Personal information
Full name	Osniel Lazaro Melgarejo Hernández
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Spike	363 cm (143 in)
Block	345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Allianz Milano
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2015–2016 Sancti Spiritus 2016–2017 Panathinaikos 2017–2018 UNTREF Vóley 2018–2019 Obras San Juan 2019–2020 Bolivar Volley 2020–2022 Chaumont VB 52 2022–present Allianz Milano
National team
2016–2019 Cuba U23 2015– Cuba
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Cuba Pan-American Volleyball Cup 2016 Mexico 2019 Mexico 2022 Gatineau 2017 Canada 2018 Mexico NORCECA Championship 2015 Mexico U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup 2016 Mexico U21 NORCECA Championship 2016 Canada U21 Pan-American Cup 2017 Canada U23 Pan-American Cup 2016 Mexico U21 World Championship 2017 Czech Republic U23 World Championship 2017 Egypt

Osniel Lazaro Melgarejo Hernández (born (1997-12-18)18 December 1997) is a Cuban male volleyball player. He is part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Allianz Milano.

Career

His career started in the provincial club of Sancti Spiritus in Cuba, participating in amateur tournaments. In 2015 he received his first call from the Cuban national team, winning the silver medal at the North American championship, while a year later he won the gold medal at the Pan-American Cup and the silver one on the same tournament with the U23 team. He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

For the 2016-17 season he received permission from the Cuban government to play abroad, thus signing with Panathinaikos of Greece.

Sporting achievements

National team

• 2016 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• 2015 NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• 2016 U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup

External links

• Profile at FIVB.com