Alessandro Michieletto of Italy has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship held in Manila, Philippines.
The 24-year-old outside hitter played a key role in Italy’s successful title defence having returned 93 points in seven matches to emerge as the Azzuri’s top scorer and sixth best overall.
Joining Michieletto in the Dream Team is teammate Simone Giannelli as the Best Setter. Giannelli was also the Best Setter and MVP of the previous edition held in 2022.
Yuri Romano, who enjoyed a breakout campaign in this year’s World Championship racking up as many as 15 aces, also makes it to the Dream Team as Best Opposite while Fabio Balaso, also of Italy, makes the cut as Best Libero.
Bulgaria’s star outside hitter and the tournament’s top scorer with 173 points, Aleksandar Nikolov, was crowned the Best Outside Hitter alongside Michieletto.
His compatriot Aleks Grozdanov joins him in the Dream Team as the Best Middle Blocker together with Poland’s Jakub Kochanowski.
Dream Team
Most Valuable Player: Alessandro Michieletto (Italy)
Setter: Simone Giannelli (Italy)
Opposite: Yuri Romano (Italy)
Outside hitters: Alessandro Michieletto (Italy) and Aleksandar Nikolov (Bulgaria)
Middle blockers: Aleks Grozdanov (Bulgaria) and Jakub Kochanowski (Poland)
Libero: Fabio Balaso (Italy)
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