Liset Herrera

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Liset Herrera Blanco
Liset Herrera Blanco Le Cannet 2019.jpg
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1998-12-06) 6 December 1998 (age 24)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Spike311 cm (122 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club AEK Athens
Number17
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2017
2018
2018–2020
2020–2022
2022–2023
2023–
Matanzas
Volero Zürich
Volero Le Cannet
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
PAOK Thessaloniki
AEK Athens
National team
2015Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Liset Herrera Blanco (born 6 December 1998) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She plays for AEK Athens in Greece and the Cuba women's national volleyball team.

Herrera Blanco participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Matanzas in 2015. [1]

In June 2023, Herrera Blanco signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens volleyball club. [2]

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References

  1. "Team Roster – Cuba". FIVB.org. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με την Liset Herrera Blanco". aek.gr (in Greek). Online. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Liset, καλώς όρισες στην οικογένεια της ΑΕΚ!