Julia Ituma

Julia Ituma was an Italian volleyball player who played for AGIL Volley.

Life and career

Born in Milan from Nigerian parents, Ituma played three seasons in A2 [volleyball league (Italy)|A2 volleyball league] before making her debut in Italian [Women's Volleyball League|Serie A1] in 2022 with Igor Volley Novara. Often compared to Paola Egonu, in 2022 she won the Gold Medal at the 2022 European [Youth Summer Olympic Festival|European Youth Summer Olympic Festival] and the Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the Italian national team, scoring 21 points in the final.
Ituma committed suicide on 13 April 2023, aged 18, by jumping from a window on the sixth floor of a hotel in Istanbul, where her club was staying for a CEV [Women's Champions League|Champions League] semi-final match.