Polina Rahimova

Polina Rəhimova
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990
Fergana, Uzbek SSR
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Spike318 cm (125 in)
Block302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current teamAzerbaijanDH Volley
Number17
National team
2007–2026Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Azerbaijan
European League
Gold medal – first place2016 Nitra
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuTeam

Polina Rahimova (Azerbaijani: Polina Rəhimova; born 5 June 1990) is an Azerbaijani volleyball player that plays for DH Volley and Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team.

Career

Considered among one of the best players of her generation, Rahimova has played at 17 clubs across 9 countries and three continents, winning numerous team and individual accolades. [1][2][3][4]

Polina has won 54 individual awards throughout her career, including MVP of the season titles in the leagues of Azerbaijan (twice), Korea and Vietnam. She was also selected as the MVP of the 2010-11 season in the CEV Challenge Cup where her team won gold medals. Polina has won national leagues and cups in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Vietnam, Korea, Indonesia and Greece.[5]

In December 2015, Rahimova set a world record by scoring 58 points in a single match.[6]

A core member of Azerbaijan women's national team from 2007 to 2026, she has participated in 9 editions of European Championships and two World Cups.

List of Clubs

SeasonClub
2005 – 2007Azerbaijan Nagliyatchi VC
2007 – 2014Azerbaijan Azerrail Baku
2014 – 2015South Korea Suwon Hyundai
2015 – 2017Japan Queenseis Kariya
2017 – 2018Turkey Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball
2018 – 2019Italy Volleyball Casalmaggiore
2019Turkey Türk Hava Yolları
2019 – 2021Brazil Associação Vôlei Bauru
2021 – 2022Italy Volleyball Casalmaggiore
2021 – 2022Vietnam Geleximco Thái Bình
2022 – 2023Turkey Kuzeyboru GSK
2023Vietnam Hoa Chat Duc Giang Tia Sang
2023 – 2024Turkey Karayolları SK
2024Indonesia Gresik Petrokimia
2024 – 2025Brazil Osasco Voleibol Clube
2025 – 2026Greece Panionios F.C.
2026 – 2027Azerbaijan DH Volley

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

National

References

  1. ↑ "Player Details Polina Rahimova". cev.lu. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Profile on the site of the FIVB". fivb.org. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Player Polina Rahimova". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  4. ↑ fenerbahce.org. "POLINA RAHIMOVA FENERBAHÇE'DE!". Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Polina Rahimova Volleybox profile". 22 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Polina Rahimova Sets New World Record In Volleyball". volleywood.net. 12 December 2015.


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