Tomasz Fornal showed great class. Foreign admiration for a Pole
Tomasz Fornal is successfully finding his place in the Turkish league. Ziraat Bankasi Ankara with a Pole in the squad is going from victory to victory.
Let us remind you that this is the first foreign trip for the Polish representative, taking into account his club career. In recent years, Tomasz Fornal has earned the title of one of the best volleyball players in the world. The former JSW Jastrzębski Węgiel player with the club from Silesia did not achieve only the final triumph in the Champions League. Although the Jastrzębie team was in the gold medal game twice, they failed to win the trophy.
Tomasz Fornal shines in Turkey. The Pole is the best on the pitch again!
The Polish representative scored 13 points for Ziraat in the first official match. It was a match for the Turkish Super Cup, in which Fornal’s team turned out to be better than Fenerbahce, which usually features… a different, although already former representative – quarterback Fabian Drzyzga.
After the Super Cup game, the same teams also played in the first round of the Turkish league. As with the first clash, Ziraat once again showed his superiority. Fornal, however, played even better because he finished the match with 16 points. The 3-0 win over Fenerbahce sent a clear signal to Ziraat’s competition – the national champions intend to be exceptionally strong in the 2025/26 campaign.
In the second round of the Turkish league, the defending champions won again. This time it ended with 3:1 for the team with Fornal in the lineup. The Polish player, who receives consistently, improved by three points again. There were 13 points in the Super Cup match, then 16 points in the league debut, and against Gebze Belediyespor, Fornal added as many as 19 points to the team’s final success. Ziraat won 3-1, being surprised only in the first part, which the hosts won with an advantage of 28:26.
In the following games, Fornal’s team won very convincingly: by 15, 17 and 19. And the Pole himself turned out to be the standout figure of the entire match.
Looking at social media, the Polish volleyball player quickly became a fan favorite. It seems that in Turkey they are already aware of who has joined their league and how valuable this figure will be, also in Ziraat’s fight in European cups.
