Yuan Xinyue

Yuan Xinyue was born on December 21, 1996, in Chongqing, China. She began her professional volleyball career with the Bayi team from 2009 to 2013, which represents the People’s Liberation Army in national competitions. Recognized for her exceptional performance, particularly at the 2013 U18 World Championships where she was named Most Valuable Player, she was invited to join the senior national team’s training camp that same year. In 2014, she officially became a member of the China women’s national volleyball team. Standing at 2.03 meters, Yuan is noted as the tallest player in the history of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team, leveraging her height to establish a dominant presence at the net.

Yuan’s career with the national team has been marked by significant achievements. She earned a silver medal at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Italy. This was followed by a gold medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Cup, which was China’s first major world tournament victory in over a decade. A pivotal moment in her career occurred in 2016 when she represented China at the Rio Olympic Games, contributing to the team’s third gold medal in Olympic volleyball history. Her individual accolades include the “Best Middle Blocker” award at the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup.

Throughout her career, Yuan has consistently been a key player for both her club and national teams. She contributed to further gold medal wins at the 2018 Asian Games and the 2019 FIVB Women’s World Cup, where China secured another world title with an impressive eleven consecutive wins. Her club career includes stints with Guangdong Evergrande, a return to Bayi, a loan spell with Jiangsu, and a successful period with Tianjin Bohai Bank, where she won Chinese Volleyball League gold medals in 2014–2015, 2021–2022, and 2023–2024. Most recently, she joined VakıfBank S.K. from 2024 to 2025.