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Having won all the cups in all tournaments last season, VakıfBank strengthened their squad with a world star. Italian opposite Paola Egonu will wear the yellow-black jersey next season.

Winning all the cups in Turkey in the 2021-2022 season and becoming the European and World Champion, VakıfBank announced they have signed a contract with 23-year-old Italian opposite Paola Egonu, one of the important stars of the volleyball.

About Paola Egonu:

Italian player Paola Egonu was born in the city of Cittadella on December 18, 1998. Egonu, who played for Igor Novara between 2013 and 2017. After winning 1 Italian Super Cup, 2 Italian Cup and 1 CEV Champions League title, she made her way to Imoco Conegliano. Egonu had a career full of trophies with Imoco too. She won 3 Italian Super Cups, 3 Italian Cups, 2 Italian Leagues, 1 FIVB Club World Championship and 1 CEV Champions League title there.

The star player, also plays for the Italian National Team. She was one of the most important names of the teams that won the silver medal at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix and the 2018 World Championship, the bronze medal at the 2019 European Championship and the gold medal at the 2021 European Championship. Egonu was also one of the athletes who carried the flag of the Italian Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Egonu, who has many individual awards in her career, was selected as the most valuable player and the best opposite at the Under-18 World Championship in 2015. The star player, who won the most valuable player award at the Montreux Volley Masters and the Italian Cup in 2018, was also selected as the best opposite of the World Championship. Egonu, closed 2019 as the most valuable player in the Italian Super Cup and CEV Champions League. In 2021, she won the same award in the Italian Cup, Italian League, CEV Champions League and European Championship. This performance in 2021 brought her the "Player of the Year" award of CEV. The 23-year-old player was selected as the most valuable player in the Italian Cup and the Italian League last season.

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