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Myriam Sylla

Italian volleyball player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myriam Sylla
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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.

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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.

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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]

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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]

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Awards

Individuals

Clubs

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References

External links

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