A talented Viking of almost 2 meters in height is ready to dribble in red and white. A.S. Volley Lube announces the engagement with three-year contract of Jakob Solgaard Thelle, a Norwegian setter originally from Tonsberg, born on December 10, 1999 and returning from a five-year experience in the team at the US college in Hawaii, where he completed his studies. After experimenting with various sports as a kid, starting from track and field, passing through cross-country skiing, football, handball and beach volleyball, the Scandinavian giant focused on indoor volleyball, gaining space at home in the ToppVolley Norge and then set out to discover America.
After winning the Big West Conference for the third time, this season his team saw the string of three consecutive NCCA titles fade away only in the Final, but the Scandinavian was named “Player of the year” in the United States university tournament . The magical moment continues for Thelle, who is about to fulfill the dream of testing himself in a tough championship like the SuperLega, thus taking on the legacy of the outgoing veteran Daniele Sottile.
Jakob Solgaard Thelle’s first words as a red and white player:
“I feel more than ready to start this stimulating adventure in Italy, a country that I adore, wearing the shirt of my favorite club, Cucine Lube Civitanova! I can’t wait to wear the team colors and meet the supporters from the Marche region”.
DG Beppe Cormio: “We noticed Jakob Thelle while we were following our Nikolov in the NCAA. A year later, knowing that he was completing his studies, we went to get him to offer him a great opportunity alongside De Cecco. He has good hands and imagination in distribution. He knows how to attack and hit very well. Alex Nikolov himself, when I asked him for an opinion, told me to take it right away. He will come before the others in Civitanova being Norwegian and not having particular commitments with his national team. Time will tell if we got it right, but I’m very optimistic.”
