Meisam Salehi

Meisam Salehi, also known as Meysam Salehi (Persian: میثم صالحی; born 17 November 1998) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Iranian national volleyball team. He made his maiden appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.^[1] #milsam

Meisam Salehi
Salehi at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 24) Urmia, Iran
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Spike	370
Block	355
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Shahdab Yazd
Career
Years Teams 2017–2020 2020–2021 2021 2022 Kalleh Mazandaran Shahrdari Urmia AZS Olsztyn Shahdab Yazd
National team
2017–  Iran
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Iran AVC Asian Championship 2021 Japan

Career

Clubs

Salehi made his debut in the Iranian Super League for Kalleh Mazandaran in 2017. In 2020, he signed a contract with Shahrdari Urmia, and one year later won a silver medal of the Iranian Championship. For the 2021–22 season, he joined Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, PlusLiga.^[2]

National team

He was part of the team which finished fifth at the 2017 U21 World Championship held in Czech Republic.^[3] A member of the teams that competed at the 2018, 2019 and 2021 Nations League editions. Salehi was part of the Iranian national team which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

References

1. "Volleyball SALEHI Meisam - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
2. "Objawienie Irańskiej SuperLigi w Olsztynie". www.indykpolazs.pl (in Polish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. "Mojarad blocks away to lift Iran to prestigious fifth place". www.fivb.com. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. "Iran Announce Tokyo 2020 Squad". www.fivb.com. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Player profile at Volleybox.net
• Meisam Salehi on Instagram