Liza Safronova

Liza Safronova
Safronova with Fenerbahçe Medicana in 2025
Personal information
Full nameYelizaveta Safronova Canbolat,[1]
NationalityTurkish - Kazakhstani
Born (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006
Kyiv, Ukraine.[2]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Spiker
Current clubAfyon Bld.
Number41 (club), 14 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2017–2023
  • 2023–2024
  • 2024–2025
  • 2025–2026
  • 2026–
National team
  • 2021–2023
  • 2023–
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2026 MacauTeam
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2025 RıyadhTeam
FIVB U19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place2023 Osijek/Szeged[4]Team
FIVB U23 Europe Cup
Bronze medal – third place2024 Lecce/Copertino[5]Team
FIVB U20 Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Sofia/Dublin[6]Team
BVA U21 Balkan Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Tirana[5]Team
BVA U19 Balkan Cup
Silver medal – second place2023 Sofia[7]Team

Yelizaveta Safronova Canbolat[8] (Russian: Елизавета Сафронова Джанболат, Ukrainian: Єлизавета Сафронова Джанболат; born 17 January 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine)[2] is a Turkish-Kazakhstani volleyball player who plays for Volero Le Cannet of Ligue Nationale de Volley and CEV Champions League. She is 193 cm (6.33 ft) tall at 69 kg (152 lb).[9]

Personal life

Safronova was born on 17 January 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine, when her mother Alessya Safronova played for Krug Cherkasy. Her mother is of Ukraine descent former Kazakhstani international volleyball player, and her Turkish father Burhan Şaik Canbolat is former Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team coach.[10][11]

Her family gave her full support, and encouraged her to follow her dream of becoming a volleyball star, like her idol, Fenerbahçe and Turkey national team captain Eda Erdem.[12][13]

Club career

Safronova started her volleyball career with Iller Bankası II (2013–15) in Ankara, Turkey. After then her mother transferred to Kazakhstan and she played for Altay II (2015–17). When her mother transferred to Beylikdüzü Bld. in Istanbul, she started to play for VakifBank II[1][8] (2017–21) under coaching by Giuseppe Bosetti and Franca Bardelli.[2]

She started her professional career with VakifBank (2021–23), and also played for Havran Bld. (2023–24).[14]

On 29 February 2024, Safronova had an agreement with Fenerbahçe Medicana for further years.[15][16] On 17 July 2024, Fenerbahçe Medicana announced the agreement.[17][18] On 12 October 2024, she made her Sultanlar Ligi debut with the team against Nilüfer Bld..[19] On 9 January 2026, it was announced that Safronova and Fenerbaçhe officially parted ways.[20]

For the 2025–26 season, she transferred to Volero Le Cannet in France.[21]

Returned to Turkey, she signed a deal on 29 April 2026 with the newly to the topflight Turkish League promoted club Afyon Bld..[22]

International career

Safranova was therefore eligible to represent Turkey, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. She had chosen to represent the Turkey U19 between (2021-2023) and now a member of Turkey U20 which won the 2024 Volleyball European U20 Championship.[6]

She was part of the Turkey team,[23] which became champion at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[24]

Awards

Individual

Club

VakıfBank
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022 Turkish Junior League Championship [25]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2023 Turkish Junior League Championship [26]
Fenerbahçe

International

References

  1. 1 2 "VakıfBank U15 Team". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cevherden Mücevhere". 7 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "La talentuosa 18nne Liza Safronova nella prossima stagione in maglia Fenerbahce". iVolley Magazine. 29 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "U19 World Championship Profile". Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Liza Safronova Indoor Tournaments". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "U20 Kadın Milli Takımı Namağlup Avrupa Şampiyonu". 17 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 "U19 Balkan Championship Profile". 10 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. 1 2 "VakıfBank Midi Team". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Liza Safronova'yı kadrosuna katan Fenerbahçe Medicana, Magdalena Stysiak ile de 1 yıl sözleşme uzattı". 17 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Liza Safronova Profile". 27 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Burhan Saik Canbolat Profile". 27 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Liza Safronova'dan Eda Erdem itirafı". 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Liza Safronova'nın Eda Erdem heyecanı!". 21 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Liza Safronova Profile". 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Yeni Sarı Melek Liza Safronova". 29 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Liza Safronova Fenerbahçe'nin yeni Sarı Meleği oldu!". 29 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Fenerbahçe Liza Safronova'yı açıkladı". 17 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "VakıfBank altyapısında yetişen Liza Safronova Fenerbahçe'de". 17 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "Başantrenörümüz Marco Fenoglio ve oyuncularımızdan Arelya Karasoy Koçaş ile Liza Safronova galibiyeti değerlendirdi". 12 October 2024.
  20. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTS885fgkHB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  21. ↑ "Liza Safronova" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Liza Safronova yeniden Sultanlar Ligi'nde". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 29 April 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Türkiye, Riyad'da 212 sporcuyla yer alacak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  24. ↑ Çakmak, Fatih (13 November 2025). "Kadın Milli Voleybol Takımı, 6. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda şampiyon oldu". Anadolu News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  25. ↑ "Voleybol Festivalinin şampiyonları belli oldu". 26 May 2022.
  26. ↑ "Türkiye Şampiyonası midi kızlarda şampiyon VakıfBank". 1 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "AXA Sigorta Şampiyonlar Kupası Şampiyonu Fenerbahçe Medicana". 17 October 2024.
  28. ↑ "Kupa Volley Şampiyonu Fenerbahçe Medicana". 5 April 2025.
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