A few days ago, the news that Yuan Xinyue, the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, signed a one-year contract with Zhu Ting's former club Wakif Bank Club has aroused heated discussions in the outside world. According to Turkish media reports, in order to fill the vacancy left by the departure of the American assistant attacker Obogu, Vakif Bank conducted several months of negotiations with the Chinese women's volleyball first assistant attacker Yuan Xinyue. In the end, the two parties reached an agreement. Yuan Xinyue will play for Vakif Bank in the 2024-2025 season. Kiefer Bank plays on a one-year contract. Netizens have different opinions on the fact that Yuan Xinyue will join Wakif Bank and study abroad for the first time in her career.
Some people say that Yuan Xinyue’s comprehensive strength can be ranked in the top five in the active world women’s volleyball secondary attack list. She will train and compete with the Wakif Bank team next season, and her technical ability can be improved to a higher level. However, some fans believe that the Turkish League has clear requirements for the number of foreign players. In view of Vakif Bank's foreign player lineup next season, the possibility of Yuan Xinyue sitting on the bench cannot be ruled out. Some netizens commented, "I guess he returned to China early for other reasons halfway through the game!" At present, the debate about Yuan Xinyue's overseas study is still continuing.
As early as the Rio Olympics cycle, Yuan Xinyue has gradually grown into one of the core players of the Chinese women's volleyball team. In 2013, former Chinese women's volleyball head coach Lang Ping defied public opinion and selected 17-year-old Yuan Xinyue into the national team. The latter achieved a rare "triple jump" from a national junior to the national team! A year later at the Women's Volleyball World Championships, Xu Yunli, the main secondary attacker, was seriously injured and left the field during the rematch. In the semi-final against the Italian team, Yuan Xinyue became famous. She used her threatening offense and high blocks to help the Chinese women's volleyball team defeat the opponent 3-1 and advance to the final.
In the 2015 Women's Volleyball World Cup, Yuan Xinyue once again stood up in this crucial battle between the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team and the Russian Women's Volleyball Team, and made great contributions to the team's final victory. In the Rio Olympics, Yuan Xinyue, Xu Yunli and Yan Ni supported the secondary offensive line of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Especially in the semi-finals and finals, Yuan Xinyue performed well. During the Tokyo Olympics, after Xu Yunli bid farewell to the national team, Yuan Xinyue became the absolute main force of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and also won the best secondary attacker in the Grand Champions Cup.
In May 2022, Yuan Xinyue served as the captain of the new Chinese women's volleyball team and led the team to the World League runner-up and the Hangzhou Asian Games championship. In the league, Yuan Xinyue joined forces with Li Yingying, Wang Yuanyuan and others to help the Tianjin Women's Volleyball Team successfully defend its title. The 2024-2025 women's volleyball professional league will start after the Paris Olympics, and the Turkish giant Vakif Bank has extended an olive branch to Yuan Xinyue. According to foreign media reports, after months of negotiations, Yuan Xinyue has signed a one-year contract with Wakif Bank. Many netizens commented, "Good job, congratulations to Little Apple." "Come on! Play like an Olympic champion!"
(Shopkeeper Luo)
