Britt Herbots

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Britt Herbots
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Herbots in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Born (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
HometownSint-Truiden, Belgium
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Spike310 cm (122 in)
Block283 cm (111 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Opposite
Current club Flag of Italy.svg Firenze
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Topsportschool Vilvoorde
2015–2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Asterix Avo
2017–2018 Flag of France.svg ASPTT Mulhouse
2018–2020 Flag of Italy.svg Busto
2020–2022 Flag of Italy.svg Novara
2022– Flag of Italy.svg Firenze
National team
2015– Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Medal record
Women’s Volleyball
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
FIVB Challenger Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Zadar
Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Plovdiv Team

Britt Herbots (born 24 September 1999) is a Belgian volleyball player. She plays for the Belgium women's volleyball team. Professionally, she plays for Italian Series A1 club Firenze.

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Personal life

Herbots grew up in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Her mother and father both coached volleyball. [1]

International career

Clubs

In 2015 at age 16, Herbots joined her country's top club of Asterix and within two seasons she won two Belgian Championship titles and two Cups, as well as a Supercup. After playing in France for one season, she began her career in Italy's top league when she signed with Busto. She named CEV Cup MVP. [1]

National team

Herbots played for Belgium's youth national team and officially joined the senior national team in 2016 at 17 years old. [2]

Herbots was statistically the best scorer at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League tournament. Herbots scored 30 points or more in a single VNL match during the tournament four times. [3] Herbots is also representing Belgium in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, and notably scored 31 points in a loss to Serbia. [4]

Honors and awards

Club

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "PLAYER OF THE WEEK: BRITT HERBOTS". FIVB. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. "Libero Intrigue Continues To Build As Team USA Heads To Japan". FLO Volleyball. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. "2021 WOMEN'S VNL: QUESTIONS ASKED AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. "Herbots' 31 points not enough to stop Serbia" . Retrieved 12 June 2022.