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Full name | Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Liza | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ukrainian Azerbaijani | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 3 March 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Baku, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 310 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 290 cm (114 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | CSM Lugoj | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 20 October 2022 |
Yelyzaveta Samadova-Ruban (born 3 March 1995) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani volleyball player who plays for CSM Lugoj and Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team as an outside spiker.
Originally from Ukraine, Samadova started her professional career at Rabita Baku in 2014. During the 2016-17 season, she was the captain of Telekom Baku and won the championship in Azerbaijani Super League and became the MVP of the season. In summer of 2017, she transferred to the Italian Serie A1 team, Pallavolo Scandicci. [1] In summer of 2018, she transferred to the Russian Superleague team, Leningradka Saint-Petersburg .
Samadova made her debut for Azerbaijani senior team in 2015. She helped her team earn gold at the 2016 Women's European Volleyball League and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. She also played for Azerbaijan in the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship and reached the semifinals.
Samadova is dating Jovan Krneta, Serbian professional football player who currently plays for Zira FK in Azerbaijani Premier League.
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