Ana Cristina de Souza
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| Full name | Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira de Souza | ||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||
| Born | 7 April 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 310 cm (120 in) | ||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter / Opposite | ||||||
| Current club | Fenerbahçe | ||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||
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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
- 2020–21 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship - 3rd place, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2021–22 CEV Champions League - 3rd place, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2021–22 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2021–22 Turkish Cup – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2021–22 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2022-23 CEV Champions League - 3rd place, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2022–23 Turkish Volleyball League Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2022–23 Turkish Cup – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023 Turkish Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023-24 CEV Champions League - 3rd place, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023–24 Turkish Volleyball League Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2023–24 Turkish Cup Champion, with Fenerbahçe Opet
- 2024 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Medicana
- 2024–25 Turkish Cup Champion, with Fenerbahçe Medicana
- 2025 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Medicana
Individuals
- 2018 South American Championship - Best opposite
- 2019 FIVB U18 World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2020–21 Carioca Championship - Best outside hitter
- 2020–21 Carioca Championship - Best scorer
- 2021 South American Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2023–24 Turkish Volleyball League - Best outside hitter
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Player - Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira De Souza - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "MENEZES OLIVEIRA DE SOUZA Ana Cristina". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Hoş geldin Ana Cristina De Souza". fenerbahce.org. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Hoş geldin Ana Cristina". Fotomaç. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe | Alexten yeni transfere mesaj!". Fanatik. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "TUR W: Fenerbahçe hire another world volleyball prodigy – Ana Cristina". WorldOfVolley. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Ana Cristina, jogadora da Seleção Feminina de Vôlei, fica noiva de Maicon França". Mais VIP (in Portuguese). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Maicon é anunciado pelo Fener, mesmo time da noiva Ana Cristina". Terra.com.br (in Portuguese). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
External links
- Media related to Ana Cristina de Souza at Wikimedia Commons
- Ana Cristina de Souza at FIVB.com
- Ana Cristina de Souza at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Ana Cristina de Souza at Volleybox
- Ana Cristina de Souza at Olympics.com
- Ana Cristina de Souza at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Ana Cristina de Souza at Olympedia
- Ana Cristina de Souza vs SESI - (16 years old) - Superliga
- Ana Cristina de Souza on Instagram