Garrett Muagututia (born February 26, 1988) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi and the U.S. national team. He played and studied for 4 years at the University of California, Los Angeles. Muagututia participated in the 2014 World Championship held in Poland.[1][2]

Garrett Muagututia
Personal information
Born (1988-02-26) February 26, 1988 (age 36)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Spike141 in (359 cm)
College / UniversityUCLA
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016–2017
2018
2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2023
2023–
UCLA Bruins
Voley Guada
Raision Loimu
Impavida Ortona
Konak Belediyespor
Transfer Bydgoszcz
Fujian Volleyball
Tianjin Volleyball
Sporting CP
PAOK Thessaloniki
Calzedonia Verona
Warta Zawiercie
Al Ahly
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
National team
2011– United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chicago
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bologna
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gdańsk
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Florence
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Santo Domingo
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gatineau
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Charleston

His father, Faauuga Muagututia is a former United States Navy SEAL, a competitor for American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.

Honors

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Club

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Individual awards

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  • 2019: Greek Cup – Most valuable player[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Verona: Ingaggiato lo schiacciatore Muagututia". volleyball.it (in Italian). October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "ITA M: Verona reach agreement with U.S. National Team member Muagututia". WorldofVolley. October 22, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "GREEK CUP M: PAOK defend trophy, Muagututia named MVP". WorldofVolley. April 20, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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