Alessandro Michieletto

Alessandro Michieletto (born in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, 5 December 2001) is an Italian volleyball player. He is a member of Italy's national volleyball team and plays as a hitterHe is a former libero for the Italian club Trentino Volley.

Biography
He is the son of the former volleyball player Riccardo Michieletto. His mother Eleonora used to play basketball. He has two sisters, Francesca and Annalisa, who are both volleyball players, and a brother, Andrea.

Career

Clubs
Alessandro Michieletto started his volleyball career as a libero  in the youth level. He began playing for Trentino Volley in the 2015-16 season, competing in the Serie D championship. In the following two seasons, he played in Serie C with the same club. In the 2018-19 season, he moved up to Serie B and also made some appearances for the first team during the CEV Cup, facing Amriswil. In the 2019-20 season, he played in Serie A3 with Trentino Volley’s second team and made his debut for the first team in the Superlega. From the 2020-21 season onwards, he became a permanent member of the Superlega team, winning an Italian Supercup  and an Italian league title.

Italy's national team
Michieletto has represented Italy in various age categories. He played for the Under-17 and Under-18 national teams. He won a bronze medal at the European Championship with the Under-18 team. In 2019, he was part of the Under-19 team that won gold at both the 15th European Youth Olympic Festival and the World Championship. In 2020, he won silver at the European Championship with the Under-20 team and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The following year, he won gold at the World Championship with the Under-21 team and was again awarded the Most Valuable Player title.

In 2021, he received his first call-up to the senior Italian team. In the same year, he participated in the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the gold medal at the European Championship, where he was awarded as the best hitter. In 2022, he won gold at the World Championship. In 2023, he won silver at the European Championship.

Achievements
Clubs
 Italian Championship: 1 (2022-23)
 Italian Supercup: 1 (2021)

Italy's national team (youth competitions)
 European Championship Under-18: 2018
 European Youth Olympic Festival: 2019
 World Championship Under-19: 2019
 European Championship Under-20: 2020
 World Championship Under-21: 2021
 Memorial Hubert Wagner: 2023

Italy's national team (senior competitions)
 European Championship: 2021
 World Championship: 2022
 European Championship (silver medal): 2023

Individual Awards
 2020 - European Championship Under-20: Most Valuable Player
 2021 - European Championship: Best hitter
 2021 - World Championship Under-21: Most Valuable Player
 2021 - Club World Championship: Best hitter
 2022 - Club World Championship: Best hitter
 2023 - Memorial Hubert Wagner: Best receiver 

Honors
 2021 - Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 
 2022 - Golden Collar for Sporting Merit 

References

Category:Italian volleyball players
Category:2001 births
Category:Living people