Myriam Sylla

Myriam Fatime Sylla
Sylla in 2013
Personal information
Full nameMyriam Fatime Sylla
Born (1995-01-08) January 8, 1995
Palermo, Italy
Height1.84 m (72 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubTurkey Galatasaray
Number17
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011Italy Progetto Volley Orago
2012–2013Italy MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese
2013–2018Italy Volley Bergamo
2018–2022Italy Imoco Volley
2022–2025Italy Vero Volley Milano
2025–presentTurkey Galatasaray
National team
2015–presentItaly Italy
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Poland/Netherlands Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ankara Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Łódź Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nanjing Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Turkey Team
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Switzerland Team

Myriam Fatime Sylla (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmiːrjam ˈsilla]; born January 8, 1995) is a professional Italian volleyball player. She plays outside hitter for both the Italian women's national volleyball team and the Turkish volleyball club Galatasaray Daikin in the Sultanlar Ligi.

She competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[1] the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix,[2] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[3] She was also part of the 2024 Italian volleyball olympic team[4] for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where Italy took home the gold medal.

Early life

Sylla was born in Palermo, Italy, to Ivorian parents Abdoulaye and Salimata Sylla, who had migrated to Italy in the early 1990s.[5] Due to economic struggles, they soon moved to Valgreghentino, in the province of Lecco.[6]

Now living in Lecco, at 12 years old Sylla accompanied her cousin to a volleyball tryout for fun, but was selected to be on the team immediately.[7] Because she was born to foreign parents, Sylla did not hold Italian citizenship, meaning she could not compete for the Italian youth or senior national team. However, this changed when Sylla was 16 years old: Sylla and her entire family acquired Italian passports, opening the door for her to play with the Italian youth national volleyball team.[7]

Club career

Sylla has played for Progetto Volley Orago[8] (2010–2011), MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese[8] (2012–2013), Volley Bergamo[8] (2013–2018), Imoco Volley[8] (2018–2022), and Vero Volley Milano[9] (2022–2025).

On August 11, 2025, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Sultanlar Ligi.[10]

International career

Sylla made her Serie A1 debut with MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese, before signing with Volley Bergamo in 2013.[11] She has also been a part of the Italian Women's National Volleyball Team since 2015.

Other ventures

In 2019, Sylla published her first book, Tutta la Forza Che ho (English: With all the Strength I Have) which details the difficulties Myriam has faced to get to where she is today.[6] Additionally, in April of 2024, she released the first two volumes of the Dream Volley series, with co-author Annalisa Strada. There are a total of five volumes released thus far; Forza, Vola... Vai! (Vol. 1, 9 April 2024), Una Squadra da Salvare (Vol. 2, 9 April 2024), In Transferta! (Vol. 3, 1 October 2024), La Grande Occasione (Vol. 4, 5 November 2024), and Il Nuovo Allenatore (Vol. 5, 5 February 2025).[12]

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Player - Miryam Fatime Sylla - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Parigi 2024: la lista delle azzurre per le Olimpiadi | Federvolley". www.federvolley.it. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ admin (4 January 2019). "Miriam Sylla's Mother Passes Away Before 2019". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Volleyball ace Myriam Sylla: "I try to focus on the positives"". Olympics. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b Chiara, Federico (8 January 2025). "«La medaglia olimpica l'avevo promessa a mia madre»: Myriam Sylla si racconta a Vogue". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "Miriam Sylla » clubs". Women Volleybox. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Lega volley women".
  10. ^ "Myriam Sylla Galatasaray Daikin'de!". Galatasaray S.K. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Myriam Sylla | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. ^ Grossi, Paolo Luigi (26 June 2024). "Forza, vola... vai! Dream volley. Vol. 1". New Italian Books. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Miriam Sylla » awards". Women Volleybox. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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