Monica De Gennaro

Monica "Moki" De Gennaro is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Imoco Volley Conegliano and for the Italy women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal and the best libero award. She is regarded as the greatest libero of all time.

IG mokidegennaroofficial

Career

De Gennaro played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship. There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match. She was selected to be tournament's Best Libero.
De Gennaro won the 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League and was twice a runner-up with Imoco Volley Conegliano, receiving the award of Best Libero in those three editions of the Champions League.
She won both the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship and the Best Libero award in China.
She won the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.
At the 2014 FIVB World Championship she won the Best Libero award, and at the 2018 FIVB World Championship in Japan, she won the silver medal and the Best Libero individual award.
She won the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship and the Best Libero individual award.

Awards and honours

Individuals

2006–07 Italian League "Best Receiver"2006–07 Italian League "Best Under 20 Serie A1 player"2007–08 CEV Challenge Cup "Best Receiver"2013 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Receiver"2014 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) "MVP"2017 World Grand Prix "Best Libero"2018 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"2018–19 Italian League "MVP"2020–21 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"2021 European Championship "Best Libero"2021 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"2022 FIVB Nations League "Best Libero"2022 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"2023–24 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"2024 Summer Olympics "Best Libero"2024–25 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"2025 FIVB Nations League – "Best libero"2025 FIVB Nations League – "MVP"2025 FIVB World Championship "Best Libero"

''2025 Volleyball World – "Best World Women Volleyball Player of the Year 2025"''

Clubs

2010 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Scavolini Pesaro
2013 Italian Supercup – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2015–16 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2016 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2016–17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2016–17 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2017–18 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2018 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2018–19 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2018–19 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019–20 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2020 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2020–21 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2020–21 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2020–21 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021–22 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021–22 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2021–22 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2022 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2022–23 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2022–23 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2023 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2023–24 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2023–24 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2023–24 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024 Italian Supercup – Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024 Club World Championship – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024–25 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024–25 Italian League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024–25 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2025 Italian Super Cup – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2025 Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
2025–26 Italian Cup – Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano

Honours

2021 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: 5th Class / Knight
2024 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: 4th Class / Officer

Personal life

She has been married to the volleyball coach Daniele Santarelli since 2017.