{{Short description|Belgian volleyball player (born 1992)}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Sam Deroo | image = Sam Deroo - Perugia-Modena 2013-2014.JPG | image_size = | caption = Deroo in 2013 | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Beveren, Belgium | hometown = | height = 2.03 m | weight = 105 kg | spike = 355 cm | block = 335 cm | college = | position = Outside hitter | currentclub = Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | currentnumber = | years = 2010–2012<br> 2012–2014<br> 2014–2015<br> 2015–2019<br> 2019<br> 2019–2021<br> 2021–2022<br> 2022–2025<br> 2025– | teams = Knack Roeselare<br> Casa Modena<br> Calzedonia Verona<br> ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle<br> Al Rayyan<br> Dynamo Moscow<br> Asseco Resovia<br> Zenit Kazan<br> Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | nationalyears = 2011– | nationalteam = {{vb|BEL}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's volleyball }} {{MedalCountry| {{BEL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|European League}} {{MedalGold|2013 Turkey|}} }}
'''Sam Deroo''' (born 29 April 1992) is a Belgian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Belgium national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.assecoresovia.pl/2021/05/sam-deroo-dolacza-do-asseco-resovii-rzeszow/ |title=Sam Deroo dołącza do Asseco Resovii Rzeszów! |work=assecoresovia.pl |language=pl |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>
==Career== ===Club=== On 22 May 2015, Deroo signed a contract with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zaksa.pl/sam-deroo-przyjmujacym-zaksy/ |title=Sam Deroo przyjmującym ZAKSY |work=zaksa.pl |language=pl |date=22 May 2015 |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> On 26 April 2016, he won his first title of the Polish Champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/28023.html |title=Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref> In May 2016, he extended his contract until 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zaksa.pl/sam-deroo-i-kevin-tillie-pozostaja-z-zaksa-kedzierzyn-kozle-w-kolejnym-sezonie/ |title=Sam Deroo i Kevin Tillie pozostają z ZAKSĄ Kędzierzyn–Koźle w kolejnym sezonie |work=zaksa.pl |language=pl |date=2 May 2016 |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Club=== * '''CEV Cup''' ** 16px 2020–21 – with Dynamo Moscow * '''Domestic''' ** '''2010–11''' 16px Belgian SuperCup, with Knack Roeselare ** '''2010–11''' 16px Belgian Cup, with Knack Roeselare ** '''2015–16''' 16px Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** '''2016–17''' 16px Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** '''2016–17''' 16px Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** '''2018–19''' 16px Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** '''2018–19''' 16px Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** '''2018–19''' 16px Emir Cup, with Al Rayyan ** '''2020–21''' 16px Russian Cup, with Dynamo Moscow ** '''2020–21''' 16px Russian Championship, with Dynamo Moscow
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} * {{CEV player|5682|Player profile}} * [https://www.legavolley.it/player/DER-SAM-92 Player profile] at ''LegaVolley.it'' {{in lang|it}} * [https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/28370 Player profile] at ''PlusLiga.pl'' {{in lang|pl}} * [https://volleybox.net/sam-deroo-p91 Player profile] at ''Volleybox.net''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deroo, Sam}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Beveren Category:Belgian men's volleyball players Category:Belgian expatriate volleyball players in Italy Category:Belgian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Category:Modena Volley players Category:Verona Volley players Category:ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Category:Resovia (volleyball) players Category:VC Zenit-Kazan players Category:Outside hitters Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen