Adenízia da Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Adenízia da Silva
Personal information
Full nameAdenízia Ferreira da Silva
Born (1986-12-18) December 18, 1986
Ibiaí, Brazil
HometownUberlândia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Spike312 cm (123 in)
Block290 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Dentil Praia Clube
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
1999–2016
2016–2020
2020–2022
2022–2023
2023–present		 Osasco Voleibol Clube
Pallavolo Scandicci
SESI Bauru
Osasco São Cristóvão Saúde
Dentil Praia Clube
National team
2005–2021 Brazil
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
FIVB World Championship
2010 Japan Team
2014 Italy Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
2009 Tokyo Team
2013 Sapporo Team
2014 Tokyo Team
2016 Bangkok Team
2017 Nanjing Team
2010 Ningbo Team
2011 Macau Team
2012 Ningbo Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2013 Japan Team
2009 Japan Team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team
Montreux Volley Masters
2013 Switzerland
2017 Switzerland Team
South American Championship
2009 Porto Alegre
2011 Callao
2013 Ica
2015 Cartagena
2017 Cali
FIVB Nations League
2021 Rimini Team
Last updated: December 2025

Adenízia Aparecida Ferreira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [adeˈnizi.ɐ da ˈsiwvɐ]; born December 18, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball player who currently plays as a middle blocker for Dentil Praia Clube. She was a champion with Brazil's national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Da Silva is widely acclaimed as one of the best middle blockers of her generation.

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