Alexia Căruțașu

Alexia Ioana Căruțașu (; (born 10 June 2003) is a professional volleyball player who plays for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team. Born in Romania, she previously played for the Romania national team.

Personal life Her parents Andreea and Virgil Căruțașu were both Romanian basketball players.

She speaks some Turkish, and in December 2021, she stated that she wished to obtain Turkish citizenship. Late September 2024, it was announced that after her application to obtain Turkish citizenship was officially approved, she was naturalized as a citizen of Turkey. She will become eligible to play in the Turkey national team as of January 2025.

Galatasaray On 14 May 2021, she signed a contract with Galatasaray on loan from VakıfBank Istanbul for one season.

It was announced that she returned to the Galatasaray team on 13 May 2024. The signed contract is for two years.

She signed a new 1 + 1 year contract with Galatasaray on February 2, 2026.

International career Romania She competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship, where Romania ranked sixth. She also competed at the 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship, where the Romanian team placed fifth.

Turkey Following her naturalization, she was selected to the Turkey women's national volleyball team, and debuted at the 2025 AIA AeQuilibrim Cup Women Elite held in Italy, which was a preparation tournament of the Turkey nationals for the upcoming 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. CEV Challenge Cup Top Scorer (128 points): 2021