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Stars in the making to shine at July’s Girls U19 World Champs
May 27, 2025.- The extended rosters of the 24 teams that will
participate in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World
Championship have now been released and the eager volleyball fans
can already find out which rising stars of world volleyball are
getting ready to hit the courts in Osijek, Croatia and Vrnjacka
Banja, Serbia from July 2 to 13.
FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World Championship: team rosters (subject
to eligibility check to be conducted by the FIVB)
While at this young age, the volleyball stars of the future are
still building up their fame, there are still plenty of names on the
rosters that would ring a volleyball fan’s bell.
Defending U19 world champions United States, for example, will be
captained by Genevieve Harris (pictured in the main photo),
the Best Setter of last year’s NORCECA U19 Women’s Volleyball
Continental Championship.
China’s squad is highlighted by Yang Shuming , who was selected Most
Valuable Player (MVP) and Best Opposite of the 2024 FIVB Volleyball
Girls’ U17 World Championship as well as MVP of the 2024 AVC U18
Women’s Volleyball Asian Championship, Chen Xiaohui, who was one of
the U17 Dream Team middle blockers, and another three of the
players, who snatched the inaugural U17 world title last year – Guo
Zhongnan, Huang Yuexin and Wang Yibo. The two continental U18 Dream
Teamers – outside Zhai Yurui and middle Wang Aoqian – are also on
China’s roster.
Reigning 2024 U18 European champions Bulgaria have 13 of the 14
players who conquered the continental title last year on the roster
for the upcoming U19 World Championship, headlined by EuroVolley U18
MVP and Best Setter Dimana Ivanova and other Dream Teamers like
outside Kalina Veneva and middle Darina Naneva.
The MVP of the 2024 CSV U19 Girls’ Volleyball South American
Championship, Mikaela Hestmann, is one of the outside hitters on the
list of Brazilian players for Croatia-Serbia 2025, accompanied by
setter and captain Luana Vazquez and middle Lara Rodrigues, also
among the individual awardees at last year’s continental event.
A number of other continental Dream Teamers are featured on the
rosters of Argentina (Paula Tomasa and Julia Allub), Belgium (Liese
Verhelst and Jasmine Debout), Chile (Martina Allende), Chinese
Taipei (Chen Pin-Yu), Dominican Republic (Julie Arias and Caroline
Rodriguez), Italy (Ludovica Tosini and Veronica Quero), Japan
(Tanyama Tsubaki and Chugangi Rion), Mexico (Caroline Rodriguez),
Peru (Fatima Villafuerte) and Thailand (Sasitorn Jatta).
The German team will be captained by outside hitter Leana Grozer and
it is no accident that that last name also rings a loud bell. Her
legendary father Gyorgy Grozer is still an active and successful
volleyballer at the age of 40. For sure, there are a few other
“famous” daughters who will defend the honors of their family names,
like Simona Ivanova, the daughter of Bulgarian legend Evgeni Ivanov,
or Arianna Bovolenta, the daughter of Italian legend Vigor
Bovolenta, to name a couple… |
