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Ana Cristina de Souza

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Menezes Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.
Ana Cristina de Souza
De Souza in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAna Cristina Menezes Oliveira de Souza
NationalityBrazilian
Born (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike310 cm (120 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite
Current clubTurkey Fenerbahçe
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
2020–2021Brazil Sesc Flamengo
2021–Turkey Fenerbahçe
National team
2021–Brazil Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rimini Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ankara Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Barrancabermeja

Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐnɐ kɾisˈtʃinɐ dʒi ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 7 May 2004) is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who plays for Fenerbahçe and a member of the Brazil national team.

She participated at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, winning a bronze medal[1] and the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship,[2]

De Souza competed for Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning silver medal in the women's tournament. She also represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the women's tournament.[3]

On the club level, she played for Sesc Flamengo before joined to Fenerbahçe.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

On 18 May 2025, she got engaged to Brazil international volleyball player Maicon França,[8] with the couple reuniting at Fenerbahçe for the 2025–26 season.[9]

Awards

Clubs

Individuals

References

  1. ^ "News detail - USA's Mruzik heads Dream Team of Girls' U18 stars - FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Player - Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira De Souza - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "MENEZES OLIVEIRA DE SOUZA Ana Cristina". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Hoş geldin Ana Cristina De Souza". fenerbahce.org. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Hoş geldin Ana Cristina". Fotomaç. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçe | Alexten yeni transfere mesaj!". Fanatik. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "TUR W: Fenerbahçe hire another world volleyball prodigy – Ana Cristina". WorldOfVolley. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Ana Cristina, jogadora da Seleção Feminina de Vôlei, fica noiva de Maicon França". Mais VIP (in Portuguese). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Maicon é anunciado pelo Fener, mesmo time da noiva Ana Cristina". Terra.com.br (in Portuguese). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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