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Wilma Salas

b. 1991

Cuban volleyball player

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Born 1991. Wilma Salas is a Cuban and Azerbaijani volleyball player.

Wilma Salas Rosell (born 9 March 1991) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She was part of the Cuba women's national volleyball team. She currently plays in Indonesian Volley League for Jakarta Pertamina Enduro.

She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan., when she used to play with Santiago de Cuba.

Career Wilma Salas' career started at the age of 16 in Cuban championship, playing for the local team of Santiago de Cuba, where she remained until 2012. After two years of inactivity, she returned to the field in the 2014-15 season in Azerbaijan Super League, when she signed her first professional contract with Rabitə Baku, winning the championship. She also received the local sporting nationality, becoming also known as Wilma Aslihanova. In the following championship she moved to Turkey, where she defended the colors of Çanakkale, in Turkish League, also remaining there in the 2016-17 season, playing with the Halkbank Ankara shirt.

For the 2018-19 championship Wilma Salas played for Cuneo Volley, in the Italian League. Then she moved to Philippines for the end of the season, where she played in the local championship with the Petro Gazz Angels. The following season she moved to the Polish club of Chemik Police, winning one Super Cup, two Polish Cups and two league titles, although she did not play most of the 2020-21 season due to a serious knee injury, which occurred in the initial part of the championship.

In the 2021-22 season Salas returned to the field in Hellenic Volley League for Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus.

Salas returned for Petro Gazz for the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference. She was then tapped as a foreign player for the PLDT High Speed Hitters's stint at the 2025 AVC Women's Champions League.

International career In 2008 Wilma Salas made her debut in the Cuban national team, with which a year later she became the protagonist of the 2010 world championship qualifiers, gaining access to the world championship and being awarded as the best attacker and best server of the tournament. Later that year she won the bronze medal at the 2009 North American Championship, and in 2011 she won the silver medal at the Pan American Games. In 2012 she wore the national team shirt for the last time, winning a bronze medal again, this time in the Pan-American Cup.

Sporting achievements National team

Clubs International competitions

National championships

National trophies

Individual awards 2019 Philippines - Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Best Foreign Player"

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Wilma Salas Rosell

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Wilma Salas?

Cuban volleyball player

When was Wilma Salas born?

Wilma Salas was born on 9 March 1991 in Santiago de Cuba.

What is Wilma Salas's occupation?

Wilma Salas is a volleyball player.

What nationality is Wilma Salas?

Wilma Salas is Cuban and Azerbaijani.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wilma Salas

· Wikidata: Q9374922

· DBpedia: Wilma Salas

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