Drussyla Andressa Felix Costa (born July 1, 1996) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player who has represented her country in junior and youth world championships and the South American Beach Volleyball Circuit. She was part of the first U16 Brazil national indoor volleyball team that won gold at the first edition of the first U16 South American Championship.[1] Drussyla was a member of the Brazilian national team that won its first U-23 World Championship in a final against Turkey.
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| Full name | Drussyla Andressa Felix Costa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 1, 1996 João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 286 cm (113 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Sesc-RJ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIndoor Volleyball
editDrussyla was picked to be a part of Brazil's team in the inaugural U16 South American Championship held in November 2011 in Canelones, Uruguay where she took gold with her team. She was named MVP of the tournament.[1]
During the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, Costa played with the Brazilian club Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss Voléro Zürich,[2]
Beach Volleyball
editDrussyla began representing Brazil in the South American Circuit at the Bolivian Open of the 2012 Continental Cup. Brazil's team took gold, however none of the pairings qualified due to the Olympic Qualification quota for the country already being filled.
Drussyla participated in the 2012 Youth and Junior Beach Volleyball World Championships, she partnered with Eduarda Santos in the Youth tournament finishing in sixth place, and also partnered with Santos in the Junior championship, earning the Silver Medal.[3]
Clubs
edit- Fluminense FC (2011–2013)
- Sesc-RJ (2013–2019)
- SESI Volei Bauru (2020–2021)
- Osasco (2022)
- CSM Volei Alba-Blaj (2023– 2024)
Awards
editIndividuals
edit- 2011 U16 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2014 U20 South American Championship – "Most valuable player"
- 2018 South American Club Championship – "Best outside spiker"
Clubs
edit- 2014–15 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
- 2015–16 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/Ades
- 2016–17 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Rexona/SESC
- 2017–18 Brazilian Superliga – Runner-up, with SESC Rio
- 2017 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Rexona/SESC
- 2018 South American Club Championship – Runner-up, with SESC Rio
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-up, with Rexona/SESC
References
edit- ^ a b "Perú pierde en la final y Brasil se queda con el Oro" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Beach Volleyball Database".