Merve İzbilir
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_(cropped).jpg) Merve İzbilir of Nilüfer Bld. (2026) | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1997 Turkey | ||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 300 | ||||||||
| Block | 253 | ||||||||
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| Position | Libero | ||||||||
| Current club | Nilüfer Bld. | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||
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Merve İzbilir (born 1 December 1997) is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League for Nilüfer Bld. as libero. She is part of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[1]
Club career
İzbilir started volleyball playing at the age of nine entering in Altınyıldız. She then played for Koç Spor and Silivrispor.[2] In 2013, she joined the Manisa-based club Salihli Bld., where she played three seasons.[3] She was instrumental for her team's champions title in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League, and so its promotion to the First League.[4] After playing one season for Alaşehir Bld. in the same province, she returned to her former club Salihli Bld in May 2017.[2] After playing for Büyükçekmece Voleybol Akademisi in Istanbul, she transferred in August 2019 to Nevşehir Bld., which was newly promoted to the First League.[5] In the 2020–21 season, she joined the First League-club Edremit Bld Altınoluk in Balıkesir.[6] In May 2023, she renewed her contract with the topflight Sultans League-club SigortaShop, after playing for Sigorta Shop Kalecik Bld. and Muratpaşa Bld.[7] In May 2024, she signed a deal with Bahçelievker Bld. for the 2024–25 season.[8] For the 2025–26 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season, she transferred to the Bursa-based club Nilüfer Bld..[9] In February 2026, she extended her contract with the club for the next season.[10]
International career
İzbilir was included in the Turkey women's national volleyball team to participate at the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.[11]
Honours
Club
- Turkish Women's Volleyball First League
/1(: 2020–21 (Sigorta Shop)
- Republic Cup
- (1): 2024–25 (Bahçelievler Bld.)
References
- ↑ "Merve İzbilir" (in Turkish). Women Vollyebox. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Merve İzbilir Yeniden Salihli Belediyespor'da". Milliyet (in Turkish). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Salihli Bleediyespor'da Merve İzbilir ve Elif Boran Yuvada Kaldı". Haberler (in Turkish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Merve İzbilir yeniden Salihli'de". Voleybolun Sesş (in Turkish). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Voleybol 1. Lig'de Nevşehir Rüzgarı Esecek". FİB Haber (in Turkish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Edremit Belediyesi Altınoluk'tan üç transfer!". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "SigortaShop transfere devam ediyor". Volybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Merve İzbilir, Bahçelievler Belediye Spor Kulübü'nde sahaya çıkıyor!" (in Turkish). Bahçelievler Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hoş Geldin Merve İzbilir!" (in Turkish). Nilüfer Belediye Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Merve İzbilir, Nilüfer Bld. Spor ile devam edecek". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nilüfer Belediyesporlu voleybolcular Merve İzbilir ve Buse Ünal'ın milli forma gururu". Haberler (in Turkish). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Merve İzbilir" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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