Osniel Melgarejo

Osniel Melgarejo
Osniel Melgarejo
Personal information
Full name	Osniel Lazaro Melgarejo Hernández
Nationality	Cuban
Born	18 December 1997 (age 26)
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Spike	363 cm (143 in)
Block	345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Allianz Milano
Number	2
Career
2015–2016	Sancti Spiritus
2016–2017	Panathinaikos
2017–2018	UNTREF Vóley
2018–2019	Obras San Juan
2019–2020	Bolivar Volley
2020–2022	Chaumont VB 52
2022–present	Allianz Milano
National team
2016–2019	Cuba U23
2015–	Cuba
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Cuba
Pan-American Volleyball Cup
NORCECA Championship
U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
U21 NORCECA Championship
U21 Pan-American Cup
U23 Pan-American Cup
U21 World Championship
U23 World Championship

Osniel Lazaro Melgarejo Hernández (born (1997-12-18)18 December 1997) is a Cuban male volleyball player. He is part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team.^[1] On club level he plays for Allianz Milano.

Career

His career started in the provincial club of Sancti Spiritus in Cuba, participating in amateur tournaments. In 2015 he received his first call from the Cuban national team, winning the silver medal at the North American championship, while a year later he won the gold medal at the Pan-American Cup and the silver one on the same tournament with the U23 team. He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

For the 2016-17 season he received permission from the Cuban government to play abroad, thus signing with Panathinaikos of Greece.