Hande Baladın

Hande Baladın
Baladın in 2026
Personal information
NicknameHandan, Baladinos
NationalityTurkish
Born (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 29)
Kütahya, Turkey
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubFenerbahçe
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2013–2025
  • 2014–2015
  • 2018–2019
  • 2025–present
National team
2011–Turkey
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Turkey
FIVB World Championship
Silver medal – second place2025 ThailandTeam
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2023 ArlingtonTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 MacauTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 NanjingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 RiminiTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 Azerbaijan/Czech Republic/Sweden/TurkeyTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 Slovakia-Hungary-Poland-TurkeyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 Azerbaijan/GeorgiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/RomaniaTeam
Women's U23 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 LjubljanaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 AnkaraTeam
Youth European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2013 Bar

Hande Baladın (born 1 September 1997) is a Turkish professional volleyball player, playing for Fenerbahçe. She started playing volleyball as a middle blocker in the youth and junior teams of Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in Istanbul. She transitioned as an outside hitter in 2014 and continues to play in that position. Baladın is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team, and wears number 7. She received the 2026 Athlete of the Year Award.

Career

Early career

She started her career with İzmir DSİ, then she also played for Arkas and İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor before she started playing for Eczacıbaşı Vitra in youth level (2009–2014).

Club

For the 2014–15 season, she was loaned out to Sarıyer Belediyespor along with four other players, Arelya Karasoy, Rida Erlalelitepe, Buse Ene and Aybüke Özdemir from the youth team of Eczacıbaşı Vitra. For the 2018–19 season, she was loaned out to Galatasaray along with Yasemin Güveli.

With Eczacıbaşı Vitra, she won the gold medal at the 2016 and 2023 FIVB Club World Championship.

International

In July 2011, she was admitted to the Turkey girls' youth national team. She played in the national team at the 2011 Balkan Championships held in Tirana, Albania on 12–18 July, at which they ranked fourth.

Baladın won the bronze medal with national team at the 2013 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship held in Serbia and Montenegro from 30 March to 7 April 2013. She was selected "Best blocker" of the championship.

Awards

Club

Eczacıbaşı
Turkey Fenerbahçe

National team

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Hande Baladın". Fenerbahçe SK. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Turkish ladies edged past Russia in the second day". Balkan Volleyball Association. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Player Hande Baladin". World of Volley. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls-Hande Baladin". CEV. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sporcu Kadroları" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Şampiyonluk rekortmeni sezonu açtı" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship-Semifinals 1-4 and classification 1/2&3/4 in Bar (YGF-37)". CEV. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Parlak Bir Gelecek". Socrates Dergi. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sarıyer Belediyesi'ne Eczacıbaşı'ndan 5 oyuncu". Voleybolun sesi (in Turkish). 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Eczacıbaşı VitrA'da geçici ayrılık". EuroSport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kosheleva blasts Eczacibasi to second worlds club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eczacıbaşı'ndan A Milli Takıma altı oyuncu". Eurosport (in Turkish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Eczacıbaşı'ndan Türk voleyboluna büyük katkı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. 1 2 "Yıldızlarımız Avrupa üçüncüsü". sports tv (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. 1 2 "Yıldız Kızlar Avrupa 3'üncüsü oldu". Posta (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  16. 1 2 "2013 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship - Girls: Turkey Claim Bronze". TRT English. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  17. 1 2 ""EN"ler listesinde iki Türk oyuncu". VoleybolX (in Turkish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "News detail - Turkey's Hande Baladin honoured with U23 World Championship MVP award - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2017". u23.women.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.