Meisam Salehi
Personal information
Born (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998
Urmia, Iran
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike383
Block355
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubShahdab Yazd
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2020
2020–2021
2021
2022
Iran Kalleh Mazandaran
Iran Shahrdari Urmia
Poland AZS Olsztyn
Iran Shahdab Yazd
National team
2017– Iran
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Iran
AVC Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chiba Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Urmia Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam

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

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.
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