Bulgarian national player Monika Krasteva will continue her career in the Italian club PanBiscò Leonessa Volley Altamura, where she will compete as an opposite during the 2025/26 season. This is another important transfer for the team from Altamura, who welcomed the Bulgarian with the words "𝙇𝙖 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙧à 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙤" - "The Lioness will speak Bulgarian with Krasteva."
In her first statement as a player for the new club, Monika shared:
"I'm very excited about this new stage. I have always loved Italy, and now I will finally play here. I know the league is strong, but I believe we can achieve great things together. I can't wait to meet everyone and get started! Thank you to the club for their trust and warm welcome - let's have a great season!"
📌 Monika Krasteva's career (by season):
2025/26 – PanBiscò Leonessa Volley Altamura (Italy) – Opposite
2024/25 – CSM Volei Alba-Blaj (Romania) – Opposite
2023/24 – CSM Târgoviște (Romania) – Outside Hitter
2022/23 – VC Kuanysh (Kazakhstan) and VC Kanti Schaffhausen (Switzerland) – Outside Hitter
2021/22 – UTE Budapest (Hungary) – Outside Hitter
2019/20 – Nevşehir Bld. (Turkey) – Outside Hitter
2015/16 – 2019/20 – Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) – Outside Hitter
Her new team, Altamura, competes in the ItalianSerie A2, but has ambitions to climb into the elite. With a transfer like this - of an experienced, explosive, and well-schooled player like Krasteva - the club declares clear intentions to attack the top.
In the 2024/25 season, Monika Krasteva was part of CSM Volei Alba-Blaj – the Romanian club that reached the final of the CEV Cup (the second-ranked European club tournament) but lost to Igor Gorgonzola Novara in the final on April 1, 2025.
