Natalya Aleksandrovna Mammadova (; born 2 December 1984) is a retired Ukrainian and Azerbaijani volleyball player. Natalya played as an outside hitter and is widely recognized as one of the best players of her generation, as well as the most successful Azerbaijani volleyball player. Natalya represented Azerbaijan national team from 2004 until 2018 and is one of the most capped players in the history of the country. She announced her retirement from volleyball in May 2021.
Career
Natalya won the League Round "Best Scorer" award three seasons in a row, from 2004/05 with Azerrail Baku also winning the League Round "Best Attacker"; in 2005/06 and the 2006/07.
Mammadova lost the final game at the 2010âÂÂ11 CEV Champions League Final Four with her team Rabita Baku, finishing as Runner-up and winning the "Best Server" award.
Mammadova won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.
Awards
Individuals
- 2004âÂÂ05 CEV Indesit Champions League League Round "Best Scorer"
- 2004âÂÂ05 CEV Indesit Champions League League Round "Best Attacker"
- 2005âÂÂ06 CEV Indesit Champions League League Round "Best Scorer"
- 2006 Swiss Championship Finals "Best Scorer"
- 2006âÂÂ07 CEV Indesit Champions League League Round "Best Scorer"
- 2007 "European Player of the Year"
- 2007 Swiss Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007 Swiss Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2007 Swiss Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2009âÂÂ10 Russian Superleague "Best Scorer"
- 2010âÂÂ11 CEV Champions League Final Four "Best Server"
- 2010âÂÂ11 Azerbaijan Superleague "Best Spiker"
- 2011âÂÂ12 Azerbaijan Superleague "Most Valuable Player"
- 2012âÂÂ13 Russian Superleague "Best Scorer"
- 2017 Russian Cup "Most Valuable Player"
Clubs
- 2002âÂÂ03 Russian Cup â Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2003âÂÂ04 Azerbaijan Superleague â Champion, with Azerrail Baku
- 2004âÂÂ05 Azerbaijan Superleague â Champion, with Azerrail Baku
- 2005âÂÂ06 Swiss Championship â Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2005âÂÂ06 Swiss Cup â Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2007âÂÂ08 Spanish Superliga â Runner-Up, with ðcaro Palma
- 2008âÂÂ09 Turkish Women's Volleyball League â Bronze medal, with Türk Telekom Ankara
- 2009âÂÂ10 Russian Superleague â Bronze medal, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2010âÂÂ11 CEV Champions League â Runner-Up, with Rabita Baku
- 2010âÂÂ11 Azerbaijan Superleague â Champion, with Rabita Baku
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship â Champion, with Rabita Baku
- 2011âÂÂ12 Azerbaijan Superleague â Champion, with Rabita Baku
- 2012âÂÂ13 Russian Superleague â Bronze medal, with Omichka Omsk
- 2013âÂÂ14 Russian Superleague â Bronze medal, with Omichka Omsk
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship â Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship â Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich
- 2017 Russian Cup â Champion, with WVC Dynamo Kazan
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