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Francesco Sani

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Francesco Sani
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, Italian
Born (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 24)
Greenbrae, California, U.S.
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
College / UniversityUC Irvine
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current teamVerona
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2023–Verona
National team
2019United States U-19
2021–2022United States
2025–Italy
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 Gatineau
Representing  Italy
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place2025 Philippines
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rhine-RuhrTeam

Francesco Sani (born 16 July 2002) is a professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Italian Volleyball League club, Verona. Born in the United States, he represents Italy at the international level. He was a member of his country of birth's national team from 2021 to 2022.

Career

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Youth and college

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Sani began his club career with The St. James, while at school level he played in the Maryland tournaments with Walter Johnson High School.[1] After graduating he landed in the NCAA Division I university league with UC Irvine, where he played from 2020 to 2023, also being included in the second All-America team.[1]

Club

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In the 2023–24 season, Sani signed his first professional contract in Italy, where he participated in the Italian Volleyball League with Verona,[2] being registered as an Italian.[3][4]

National team

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Sani was called up to the US under 19 national team to play in the 2019 World Championship.[5]

In 2021, Sani made his debut for the senior American national team at the NORCECA Final Six, where he won the bronze medal.[6] A year later, he won two more bronzes, again at the NORCECA Final Six[7] and then at the Pan American Cup.[8]

In 2025, after having switched his sporting nationality,[3] Sani made his debut with the Italian national team, winning the bronze medal at the Summer World University Games in the same year.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Francesco Sani". UC Irvine. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "FRANCESCO SANI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DI RANA VERONA" (in Italian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Verona, Francesco Sani tesserato come giocatore italiano" (in Italian). 23 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Volley, chi è Francesco Sani: il giovane schiacciatore italiano, nato in America, che sta esplodendo a Verona" (in Italian). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Final 15-16 (Places 15 and 16)". 30 August 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Men Senior Pan American Cup 2021 Final 3-4 (Places 3 and 4)" (PDF). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "NORCECA Panamerican Men Volleyball Cup 2022 Final 3-4 (Places 3 and 4)" (PDF). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "XV Men Senior Pan American Volelyball Cup Final 3-4 (Places 3 and 4)" (PDF). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Universiadi: l'Italia supera 3-1 il Giappone e conquista la medaglia di bronzo". 24 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
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