Yelizaveta Safronova Canbolat (, ; born 17 January 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Turkish-Kazakhstani volleyball player who plays for Volero Le Cannet of Ligue Nationale de Volley and CEV Champions League. She is tall at .
Personal life Safronova was born on 17 January 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine, when her mother Alessya Safronova played for Krug Cherkasy. Her mother is of Ukraine descent former Kazakhstani international volleyball player, and her Turkish father Burhan Şaik Canbolat is former Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team coach.
Her family gave her full support, and encouraged her to follow her dream of becoming a volleyball star, like her idol, Fenerbahçe and Turkey national team captain Eda Erdem.
Club career Safronova started her volleyball career with Iller Bankası II (2013–15) in Ankara, Turkey. After then her mother transferred to Kazakhstan and she played for Altay II (2015–17). When her mother transferred to Beylikdüzü Bld. in Istanbul, she started to play for VakifBank II (2017–21) under coaching by Giuseppe Bosetti and Franca Bardelli.
She started her professional career with VakifBank (2021–23), and also played for Havran Bld. (2023–24).
On 29 February 2024, Safronova had an agreement with Fenerbahçe Medicana for further years. On 17 July 2024, Fenerbahçe Medicana announced the agreement. On 12 October 2024, she made her Sultanlar Ligi debut with the team against Nilüfer Bld.. On 9 January 2026, it was announced that Safronova and Fenerbaçhe officially parted ways.https://www.instagram.com/p/DTS885fgkHB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
For the 2025–26 season, she transferred to Volero Le Cannet in France.
Returned to Turkey, she signed a deal on 29 April 2026 with the newly to the topflight Turkish League promoted club Afyon Bld..
International career Safranova was therefore eligible to represent Turkey, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. She had chosen to represent the Turkey U19 between (2021-2023) and now a member of Turkey U20 which won the 2024 Volleyball European U20 Championship.
She was part of the Turkey team, which became champion at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
She captured the gold medal at the 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
Awards Individual FIVB U20 European Championship "Best outside spiker"
Club VakıfBank 2022 Turkish Junior League Championship 2023 Turkish Junior League Championship Fenerbahçe 2024 Turkish Super Cup Championship 2024–25 Turkish Cup Championship 2025 Turkish Super Cup Championship
International 2023 FIVB U19 World Championship 2023 BVA U19 Balkan Cup 2024 FIVB U20 European Championship 2024 BVA U21 Balkan Cup 2024 FIVB U23 European Championship - 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games 2026 Mediterranean Games
References
External links
Liza Safronova at the Fenerbahce.org (archived) Liza Safronova at the FIVB U19 World Championship (archived) Liza Safronova at the BVA U19 Balkan Cup (archived) Liza Safronova at the volleybox.net (archived)