Kim Yeon-kyung, selected as the world’s best female volleyball player in 2021… best skill and popularity

‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung (34) was selected as the world’s most outstanding female volleyball player.

Volleyball World.com, which delivers volleyball-related news, selected Kim Yeon-kyung as the female volleyball player with the most outstanding performance in 2021 on the 16th (Korean time).

This media, affiliated with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), ranked 12 men and women from around the world who showed outstanding skills in international competitions such as the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and released them sequentially from the 10th.

Kim Yeon-kyung proudly took the first place. Kim Yeon-kyung showed off her best performances on various stages in 2021. In the 2020-21 season, he led Heungkuk Life to the runners-up in the professional volleyball V-League, and scored 196 points in the Volleyball Nations League.

Volleyball World.com explained, “2021 was a landmark year for Kim Yeon-kyung,” and “the highlight is the Tokyo Olympics.” “Last year, Kim Yeon-kyung led the Korean women’s volleyball team to the finals for three consecutive Olympics, making it to the semifinals for the second time following the 2012 London Olympics, and retired from the Korean national team, where she played for 17 years.” I became the first player to score 0 points or more in a match.” Thanks to the performance of captain Yeon-kyung Kim, the Korean national team was able to achieve higher-than-expected results at the Olympics.

In the online space, Kim Yeon-kyung’s popularity was also great. Volleyball World.com reported that Kim Yeon-kyung became the first volleyball player to surpass 1 million YouTube subscribers. Instagram followers have surpassed 1 million. He also added that he was the most talked about player on social media last year. It means that they are number one in the world in terms of both skill and popularity.

Italian-born Turkish volleyball coach Giovanni Guidetti praised, “Kim Yeon-kyung has the body of a Russian player, the strength of an American player, the skill of a Japanese player and the agility of a Brazilian player.”

Kim Yeon-kyung is currently contemplating where to go after returning to Korea after playing in the Chinese Super League in Shanghai for the 2021-22 season.

Reporter Lee Hyung-seok