CEV EuroVolley 2023

    Women

    EuroVolley Ambassador

    Miriam Sylla

    Italy

    Profile
    Myriam Sylla was born on 8 January 1995 in Palermo. Sylla made her Serie A1 debut in 2011 with MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese and then played with Bergamo from 2013 to 2018. 
    In the 2018/19 season, she started playing with Imoco Volley in Serie A1, the Italian top League. With Imoco, she won three Italian Super Cups, three national titles, the 2019 World Club Championship, three Italian Cups and the 2020-21 Champions League. She currently plays with Vero Volley Milano. 
    Bronze medalist at the European Championships in 2019, Sylla participated in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with Italy and won the silver medal at the Grand Prix in 2017. In 2018, she won 1st place at the Torneo in Montreux and the silver medal at the World Championships held in Japan.
    In 2021, she won the gold medal at the European Championships. In 2022, she won the Volleyball Nations League and the bronze medal at the World Championships.

    "I am honoured to have been nominated as Ambassador for the European Championship in Italy, and I am very excited to be able to debut at the Arena di Verona, a beautiful venue. I am also happy to play some matches in Monza, where I have been playing this season."

    Quick Fire

    • What do you like to do in your free time? Listening to music

    • Where is your favourite place in the world? The sea

    •What was the last thing you learnt? You learn something every day

    • What is your favourite food? All food bio, legumes, chicken, cereals

    • What is your greatest strength? I never give up

    • What is your favourite movie? Gladiator

    • Who is your hero? Every woman who fights every day to fulfil herself

     • What cheers you up? My boyfriend

    • Which team do you love playing against? Serbia, USA, Türkiye, China

    • Who will win EuroVolley 2023? Serbia

    "The European Championship will be a great opportunity for the team to show some great volleyball to all our fans and will be an opportunity to try to make our dream come true again, like in 2021."

    Honours List

    National Team (senior):

    World Championship 2018 - Silver medal 

    European Championship 2019 - Bronze medal 

    European Championship 2021 - Gold medal 

    World Championship 2022 - Bronze medal 

     

    Club:

    Italian Championship Winner 2019, 2021, 2022

    Italian Cup Winner 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022

    Italian Supercup Winner 2018, 2019, and 2020

    World Cup 2019

    Champions League 2021

     

    Individual Awards:

    World Championship 2018 – Best outside hitter

    European Championship 2019 – Best outside hitter

    European Championship 2021 – Best outside hitter

    World Championship 2022 – Best outside hitter