Farnoosh Sheikhi (Persian: فرنوش شیخی; born 13 May 1990) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for Iran women's national volleyball team since 2009. She was a member of the national team in 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship. Sheikhi plays for Dauphines Charleroi as a middle blocker.[3][4] She is first Iranian player in volleyball Belgian League, and first player who wear veil.[5]

Farnoosh Sheikhi
Sheikhi playing for Iran national team
Personal information
NicknameFarnooshi
NationalityIranian
Born (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)
Gorgan, Iran
HometownTehran
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[2]
Spike2.85 m (112 in)
Block2.75 m (108 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubDauphines Charleroi
Number16

Individuals: 2012 Iranian super cup "best blocker" 2013 Iranian superleague "fair play" 2013 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2014 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2015 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2016 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker" 2016 Iranian superleague "MVP" 2017 central Asian championship "best middle blocker"

Personal life

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In May 2017, Sheikhi married Kaveh Rezaei, a footballer who plays as a striker for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgian First Division A.[6] Her father was a hosteler and died in a plane crash in January 2019.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "WorldofVolley :: Farnoosh Sheikhi". 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Farnoosh Sheikhi - Women Volleybox.net". 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ "She is the best volleyball player in the country" (in Dutch). 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Volleyball: Farnoosh Sheikhi (Charleroi) can play with a veil" (in French). 3 May 2019.
  6. ^ "ازدواج کاوه رضایی با ملی‌پوش والیبال ایران +عکس" (in Persian). 3 May 2017.
  7. ^ "درگذشت پدر همسر لژیونر فوتبال و بازیکن سابق استقلال در سانحهٔ هوایی" (in Persian). 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020.