American apogee Kelsey Payne, who played for Roadworks in the South Korean V-League, is set to play in Italy.
Sant’Anna Accademia announced on the 1st that “American Kelsey will be joining us next season. Kelsey, who competed in the European leagues, will wear the Sant’Anna jersey.”
The Italian women’s volleyball league is divided into two divisions, Serie A1 and Serie A2. There are also two third and fourth divisions, Serie B1 and Serie B2.
The team Kelsey will be playing for started the 2019-20 season in Serie B2, reached Serie B1 in 2020-21, and finished the previous season in the second division. Kelsey will also play in the second tier of Serie A2 next season.
The 6-foot-4 Kelsey played a season with Pinheiros in Brazil after graduating from the University of Kansas, and has also played in Switzerland and South Korea. He spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons with Roadworks in the South Korean V-League. He finished fourth in the league in scoring in 2020-21 and second in scoring in 2021-22. After struggling in his first season in South Korea, Kelsey found his offensive stride in his second season, leading the team to a second-place finish in the regular season 메이저놀이터.
Last year, she left South Korea for Turkkiye. She made her home at Sigorta Shops in Turkuye.
After one season, he moved again. First time in the Italian league. Kelsey will play in the 2023-24 season for Sant’Anna, a team with ties to Messina in the second division. Kelsida is moving on to bigger things.