With her tremendous performance at the Tokyo Olympic Qualification, Simge has made her third Dream Team appearance in the past months.
One of the key players of the Turkish National Team’s historical silver medal performance at EuroVolley 2019, Simge Aköz was given a special place in the Dream Team of the tournament as the Best Libero.
Continuing her bright path in the 2019-2020 club season, Simge showed why she is simply the ‘best’ with her silver medal performance in 2019 FIVB Club World Championship. Her performance was crowned with a Dream Team selection alongside captain Yeon Koung Kim who was selected the Best Outside Hitter.
About Simge Aköz
Simge Aköz started to play volleyball when she was 7 years old. Aköz played for İstanbul Artvin Sports Club, UPS, Yeşilyurt between 2010 and 2014, Çanakkale Belediyespor (2014-2015) and Halkbank (2015-2016) teams.
Aköz joined the Club in the 2016-2017 season and started her Eczacıbaşı VitrA career by winning the 2016 FIVB Women’s Club World Championship. She has won a bronze medal in the 2017 CEV Champions League and the 2018 CEV Cup. As a crucial member of the Turkish National Team, Simge has received a bronze medal in the 2017 European Championship, a silver medal in the 2018 FIVB Nations League. She had a big share in Turkey’s successful EuroVolley 2019 campaign where she won a silver medal and was selected to the Dream Team of the tournament as the Best Libero.
In the 2018-2019 season, Aköz won the Spor Toto Champions Cup, a bronze medal in the 2018 FIVB Women's Club World Championship and the Turkish Cup.
Playing her fourth season as a Tiger, Simge has become the co-captain of the team in 2019 and opened the 2019-2020 season by winning the Turkish Super Cup. Crowning her continuous rise in 2019, Simge has not only won the silver medal at the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship but also made it to Dream Team of the tournament by receiving the Best Libero award.
One of the core players of Turkish National Team, Simge did a great job in the 2020 CEV Tokyo Olympic Qualification where she was selected the Best Libero thus making her third Dream Team appearance in 2019-2020 season after the 2019 European Volleyball Championship and the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship.
