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| Full name | María Angela Leyva Tagle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-11-22) November 22, 1996 (age 27) Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (5 ft11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 312 cm (123 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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María Ángela Leyva Tagle (born November 22, 1996, in Lima, Peru) is a peruvian volleyball player who plays for the Peru national team. At the age of 14 she had already been in all categories of Peru's national team, Child (U16), Youth (U18), Junior (U20) and Senior.[3]
Leyva was captain of the team that won gold at the 2012 Youth South American Championship, the first gold medal for Peruvian volleyball in that category after 32 years and the first gold in any category in 19 years.[4]
Leyva first started playing volleyball at Camino de Vida Volleyball Club in the Peruvian National League. At the age of 14 she was named captain of the U16 squad with looks for the first South American Championship of that category.
She was invited to be a part of the Peruvian senior team for the 2011 Montreux Volley Masters.
When Camino de Vida Volleyball Club dissolved, Cenaida Uribe, Peruvian ex-volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist made the club into Universidad San Martín. Leyva stayed in the team and was joined by international figures such as Dominican Republic's Cándida Arias. The club finished second in their first season at the LNSV.
Leyva then participated in the first U16 South American Championship. The team captained by Leyva defeated Brazil for the first time in 19 years. Peru finished second at the tournament and Leyva was named Best Spiker and Best Scorer.
Leyva was once again invited to play for the senior team at the 2012 Pan American Cups, first at the Senior Pan-American Cup and then at the U23 Cup. Leyva then participated in the 2012 South American Junior Championship where the Peruvian team finished second; Leyva was named Best Server.[5]
Leyva was captain of the team that won gold at the 2012 Youth South American Championship, the first gold medal for Peruvian volleyball in that category after 32 years and the first gold in any category in 19 years. Leyva was named Best Scorer, Spiker and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[6]
Leyva was part of both the junior and the youth Peruvian teams that competed at the 2013 world championships, in June, at the Junior World Championship, Peruvian girls finished in 12th place[7] and Leyva was the third best scorer of the tournament.[8]
At the Youth World Championship, with the nickname "Dark Horses"[9] Peruvian girls reached the semifinals of the tournament for the first time in 20 years and for the second time ever, Leyva was captain of the team. At the semifinals against China, Peru and China played until the tie-break where Peru had 10 match points but China saved them all, at the end the Chinese won the match 3–2. Peru eventually finished 4th after losing the bronze medal to classic rival Brazil. Leyva was part of the ideal team being awarded as Best Opposite.[10]
Leyva won the Best Opposite individual award from the 2015 Pan-American Cup[11] and her national team ranked in ninth place.[12] She then won the Best Outside Hitter[13] and the silver medal in the 2015 South American Championship.[14]
For the 2017/18 season, she played on loan with the Brazilian club Osasco Voleibol Clube, working under the same head coach as the Peruvian national team.[15] She won the silver medal in the 2017 Bolivarian Games under 23 tournament.[16]
Leyva decided not to be part of the Peruvian team due to a shoulder injury that made it impossible for her to play.[17] She will return to wear the national shirt for the season of selections 2019. For the 2018/19 season, she renewed a contract with the Brazilian club Osasco Voleibol Clube for this season.[18] According to Cenaida Uribe, clubs from Italy, USA and Turkey want it, but especially the Italian club Pallavolo Scandicci for two seasons, but both parties did not reach an agreement.[19]
Camino de Vida (2010–2011) Universidad San Martín (2011–2017)
Osasco Voleibol Clube (2017–2019) PTT Spor Kulübü (2019-2020)
VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (2020-2021)
Béziers Volley (2021-2022) Çukurova BLD Spor Kulübü (2022-2024) Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2024-)
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Bronze Medal Silver Medal Silver Medal Gold Medal Silver Medal Gold Medal Bronze Medal
Runner-up with Universidad San Martín Runner-up with Universidad San Martín Bronze with Universidad San Martín Silver with Universidad San Martín Bronze with Universidad San Martín Gold with Osasco Voleibol Clube Runner-up with Osasco Voleibol Clube Runner-up with Osasco Voleibol Clube Bronze with Béziers Volley Runner-up with Béziers Volley
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| Preceded by | Best Outside Hitter of South American Championship 2015 ex aequo Gabriela Guimarães2017 ex aequo Natália Pereira
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