Cándida Arias

Cándida Estefany Arias Pérez (born March 11, 1992, in Yaguate, San Cristóbal) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal with her native country at the 2008 NORCECA Girls' U18 Volleyball Continental Championship in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico wearing the jersey number 15. She also competed in two Olympic Games for the Dominican Republic (2012 and 2024).

Career

She debuted with her senior national team in June 2009, at the 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H, at Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, helping her team to qualify to the world event.

With her U-18 team she won the 11th place at the 2009 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, and shortly afterwards, won the silver medal with the National Junior Team at the 2009 Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship.

Arias played in Chiapas, Mexico, with her National Senior Team, helping her team to win the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.

In June 2011, Arias played with her National Junior Team at the U-20 Pan-American Cup, held in Peru. There Arias win the "Best Blocker" award while her team won the silver medal.

The Peruvian team San Martín de Porres signed Arias for the second leg of the 2012 season, as her first international club experience.

In September 2012, Arias won the gold medal and the Best Blocker award at the first 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup, played in Callao, Peru. Arias won the 2013 NORCECA Championship Best Middle Blocker award.

Arias helped win the gold medal at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, the seventh consecutive for her home country.

Clubs San Cristóbal (2007) Santo Domingo (2008) San Cristóbal (2008) Madre Vieja (2009) Mirador (2010–2011) Universidad San Martín (2011–2013) Primorotchka (2013–2014)

Awards

Individuals 2007 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Blocker" 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker" 2012 Copa Latina "Best Blocker" 2011–12 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol "Best Blocker" 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker" 2013 NORCECA Championship "Best Middle Blocker" 2014 Pan-American Cup "Best Middle Blocker"

National team

Senior team 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal 2009 NORCECA Championship – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal 2009 Final Four Women's Cup – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal 2010 Final Four Women's Cup – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal 2010 Pan-American Cup – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal

Junior team 2009 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal 2008 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 – Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup – Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup – Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal

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