Italian outside hitter Daniele Lavia was already playing Serie A2 at 14, beginning a senior career unusually early before progressing through Castellana Grotte, Ravenna and Modena to become a long-term starter for Itas Trentino. Born on November 4, 1999, in Cariati, Calabria, the right-handed receiver-attacker now wears No. 15 for Trentino and the Italy men’s national volleyball team.
Lavia joined Italy’s senior team in 2019 and developed into one of the central six-rotation players of the generation that won EuroVolley 2021 and the 2022 World Championship. He was named Best Outside Hitter at both the 2021 and 2023 European Championships, scored a match-high 19 points in the 2022 world final against Poland, and later helped Italy earn its first VNL medal in 2025. At club level, his Trentino years have produced two Italian championships, the 2024 CEV Champions League and the 2021 Supercoppa.
His career was interrupted in August 2025 by a serious crushing injury to his right hand that required reconstructive surgery and forced him to miss Italy’s successful World Championship defense. Lavia returned to competition in February 2026, rejoined Italy during the international season and signed another Trentino contract for 2026–27.
Player Information
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Daniele Lavia |
| Date of Birth | November 4, 1999 |
| Birthplace | Cariati, Cosenza, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Position | Outside Hitter |
| Height | 200 cm / 6 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 92 kg / 203 lb |
| Spike Reach | 360 cm |
| Block Reach | 345 cm |
| Dominant Hand | Right |
| Previous Clubs | Caffè Aiello Corigliano; Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte; Consar Ravenna; Leo Shoes Modena |
| Current Club | Itas Trentino |
| Club Number | No. 15 |
| National Team | Italy Men’s National Volleyball Team |
| National-Team Number | No. 15 |
| Senior National Team | 2019–present |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo 2020; Paris 2024 |
| Career Status | Active |
| @dan_lavia15 |
The current Itas Trentino profile lists Lavia at 200 cm, a figure also used by Volleyball World and current CEV competition records. CEV lists a 360 cm spike reach and 345 cm block reach in its Champions League player data, while the Tokyo 2020 official roster identified him as right-handed.
Early Life & Volleyball Beginnings
Lavia grew up in Calabria and began playing volleyball after following his older siblings into the sport. In an early-career interview, he recalled becoming interested in volleyball at around eight years old and progressing quickly enough to reach Italy’s second division while still in his mid-teens.
That rise was exceptionally early. During the 2014–15 season, Lavia appeared for Caffè Aiello Corigliano in Serie A2 at only 14. The FIPAV Cosenza account of his youth development noted that by age 15 he had already completed a season at that level and had been involved in Italy’s youth national-team system for two years.
He also emerged as one of Calabria’s strongest young players. At the 2015 Trofeo delle Regioni, Lavia scored 134 points and was named the tournament’s top player as Calabria finished seventh.
After two seasons with Corigliano across Serie A2 and B1, he moved to Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte. That period gave him two more seasons of second-division experience and an important youth-level title.
In 2018, Castellana Grotte won the Del Monte Junior League after recovering from two sets down against Lube Civitanova in the final. Lavia, the team captain, was named MVP of the Junior League final tournament.
His development was therefore already combining three different environments before he reached SuperLega: senior league volleyball, age-group national-team competition and elite junior club tournaments.
Club Career
Corigliano & Castellana Grotte: Senior Volleyball Before Adulthood
Lavia’s early professional pathway did not begin in a SuperLega academy waiting for a future promotion. He was exposed to adult competition almost immediately.
The 2014–15 Serie A2 season with Corigliano was followed by a year in B1, after which Castellana Grotte brought him into its development structure. He returned to Serie A2 with Materdomini and gradually became more influential.
That phase culminated in the 2018 Junior League championship and MVP award. It also earned Lavia the Premio Badiali as the best Under-23 player in Serie A2, recognition that preceded his move into Italy’s top division.
Consar Ravenna: Establishing Himself in SuperLega
Lavia joined Consar Ravenna for the 2018–19 season.
Ravenna represented a substantial step upward: he was now facing Italy’s strongest clubs every week after developing through lower divisions. Rather than being limited to occasional appearances, he began building the first substantial SuperLega phase of his career.
He stayed for two seasons. By the end of the second, his progression had again been formally recognized with the 2020 Premio Badiali for the best Under-23 player in SuperLega.
The Ravenna years also overlapped with his progression through Italy’s national-team system. By 2019, Lavia had moved from youth and junior national teams into the senior setup.
Modena: One Season Before the Move to Trentino
Leo Shoes Modena signed Lavia for 2020–21.
The move placed him inside one of Italy’s historically significant clubs and alongside experienced international players. It also exposed him to CEV Champions League volleyball before his later move to Trentino.
CEV competition records show Lavia wearing No. 19 for Modena during the 2020–21 European season. He was one of the players highlighted by CEV during the Champions League pool phase, where his two-way contribution in attack and reception was already becoming more visible.
The Modena season lasted only one year, but it led directly into the club period that would define his professional career.
Itas Trentino: A New Core Takes Shape
Trentino signed Lavia in June 2021.
The club was rebuilding around a younger Italian core that included Lavia, Alessandro Michieletto and setter Riccardo Sbertoli. Lavia arrived immediately after winning EuroVolley with Italy, giving Trentino a 21-year-old outside hitter who had already become a senior international starter.
His first official Trentino appearance came on October 12, 2021, against Verona.
The first trophy followed almost immediately. Later that month, Trentino defeated Perugia in the Italian Supercoppa semifinal and Monza 3–1 in the final to win the competition.
The club’s account of the 2021–22 season described Lavia and Sbertoli as newly arrived European champions and part of the younger structure around which the team was being rebuilt.
Trentino also reached the 2022 Champions League final, losing to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and finished second at the 2022 Club World Championship.
First Scudetto in 2023
The major domestic breakthrough came in 2022–23.
Trentino reached the SuperLega championship series against Cucine Lube Civitanova. The best-of-five final went all the way to a deciding Game 5 in Trento.
Lavia started alongside Michieletto and contributed 11 points—eight attacks, two blocks and an ace—as Trentino won the decisive match. The victory gave Lavia, Michieletto and Sbertoli the first Scudetto of their careers.
The championship also reinforced the value of Trentino’s outside-hitter pairing. Michieletto brought exceptional height and left-handed attacking angles; Lavia supplied a different balance of ball control, transition offense and reception stability.
Together they became a long-term partnership for both club and country.
Champions League Winner in 2024
Trentino’s biggest European result of the Lavia era came the following season.
After losing Champions League finals in both 2021 and 2022, the club reached another SuperFinal in 2024, facing Jastrzębski Węgiel in Antalya.
Trentino won in straight sets, 25–20, 25–22, 25–21, to capture its fourth European title.
Lavia was part of the starting outside-hitter pairing throughout the run. In the semifinals against Cucine Lube Civitanova, he and Michieletto combined for 26 points during the decisive second leg as Trentino secured the sets it needed to advance.
The 2024 Champions League final ended in a 3–0 Trentino victory, adding Europe’s top club trophy to Lavia’s growing collection of national-team and domestic honors.
A Second Italian Championship in 2025
Trentino returned to the top of the SuperLega in 2024–25.
The championship series again ended against Lube Civitanova. Trentino took the best-of-five final 3–1, sealing the Scudetto with a dramatic five-set road win.
Lavia contributed 13 points in the championship-clinching match, including three aces, while Michieletto led Trentino with 22 and was named Finals MVP.
The 2025 title gave Trentino its sixth Italian championship and Lavia his second Scudetto in three seasons.
His individual workload remained large throughout the year. Trentino’s official records credit him with 580 points across 49 appearances in all competitions during 2024–25, his highest single-season scoring total for the club to that point.
By the end of that campaign, Lavia had become one of the most established members of the Trentino roster rather than simply part of its younger generation.
The 2025 Hand Injury
That continuity was broken abruptly during the national-team summer.
On August 23, 2025, Lavia suffered an accidental crushing injury to his right hand during a weight-room training session with Italy in Verona.
Medical examinations found displaced open fractures of the fourth and fifth fingers, and emergency surgery was required to reconstruct bone, tendons and soft tissue.
The timing was particularly difficult. Italy entered the tournament as defending world champion and ultimately retained the title in the Philippines, but Lavia—one of the main outside hitters of the 2022 championship team—could not participate.
Recovery proved more complicated than an initial operation alone. In November, he underwent additional surgery on the fifth finger of his right hand.
The injury eliminated most of the first half of his 2025–26 club season.
Returning in 2026
Lavia gradually returned to the Trentino lineup early in 2026.
His first appearances came around the Coppa Italia Final Four, followed by a more substantial return in European competition. On February 12, he played an extended portion of Trentino’s Champions League match in Ljubljana.
Days later, Lavia described the period away from volleyball as one of the most difficult stretches of his career. In a February 2026 Trentino interview, he said the injury had made him appreciate even the routine stresses of competition that he had missed while unable to play.
He ultimately appeared 15 times for Trentino during the injury-shortened 2025–26 campaign and scored 126 points.
The season itself was difficult for the defending champions. Trentino’s official history described 2025–26 as a year dominated by injuries across the roster, preventing the club from mounting the Scudetto defense it had expected.
Lavia nevertheless passed 200 appearances for Trentino during the season.
Sixth Season in Trento
Trentino confirmed in July 2026 that Lavia would remain for another year.
The one-year contract renewal extended his tenure through the 2026–27 season, his sixth consecutive campaign with the club.
At the time of the announcement, Trentino credited him with 205 appearances and 2,445 points in yellow and blue. Only 11 players in club history had made more appearances.
The renewal also confirmed the four major trophies he had won with Trentino: the 2021 Italian Supercoppa, the 2023 and 2025 Scudetti and the 2024 Champions League.
Club Career Timeline
| Seasons | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–14 | Pallavolo Rossano Youth | Italy |
| 2014–16 | Caffè Aiello Corigliano | Italy |
| 2016–18 | Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte | Italy |
| 2018–20 | Consar Ravenna | Italy |
| 2020–21 | Leo Shoes Modena | Italy |
| 2021–present | Itas Trentino | Italy |
National Team Career
Youth National Teams & U21 Recognition
Lavia entered Italy’s youth national-team pathway long before reaching senior SuperLega prominence.
His early international honors included gold at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival and silver at the 2017 U19 European Championship.
The most significant junior result came in 2019.
Italy reached the final of the FIVB U21 World Championship and finished with silver. Lavia was selected as one of the tournament’s Best Outside Hitters, adding international recognition to the progression he was making domestically with Ravenna.
That same year he joined Italy’s senior national-team setup.
European Champion & Best Outside Hitter in 2021
The major senior breakthrough came under Ferdinando De Giorgi in 2021.
Italy entered EuroVolley with a younger group following the Tokyo Olympic cycle, and Lavia became a central part of the new starting lineup.
The tournament ended with Italy defeating Slovenia in a five-set final to claim its first European championship since 2005.
Lavia’s contribution went beyond being part of the winning six. He was selected as a Best Outside Hitter of EuroVolley 2021, alongside teammate Alessandro Michieletto.
Volleyball World later described 2021 as one of the seasons in which Lavia fully established his senior international role, noting both the European gold medal and Best Outside Hitter award.
Leading Italy in the 2022 World Final
Italy carried the momentum into the 2022 World Championship.
Lavia was a major scorer throughout the tournament. In the semifinal against Slovenia, he led all players with 15 points as Italy won in straight sets to reach the final.
The championship match against host Poland in Katowice produced an even larger performance.
Poland took the first set, but Italy responded to win the next three. Lavia led the champions with 19 points—16 attacks, two blocks and one ace.
The 3–1 victory delivered Italy’s fourth men’s world championship and its first since 1998.
For Lavia, the final remains one of the clearest illustrations of his international value. He was not functioning only as the stabilizing receiver beside more aggressive scorers; he was Italy’s leading scorer in the biggest match of the tournament.
EuroVolley Silver & Another Best Outside Hitter Award
Italy returned to the European Championship final in 2023.
This time Poland won the title in Rome, leaving the hosts with silver.
Lavia nevertheless completed another strong continental tournament. CEV selected him to the EuroVolley All-Star Team as one of the Best Outside Hitters, giving him the award for the second consecutive European Championship.
The 2023 EuroVolley All-Star selection placed him alongside tournament MVP Wilfredo León among the outside hitters.
By then Lavia’s international identity was firmly established: he was not merely a scorer on the wing but a player trusted to combine significant attacking volume with primary reception responsibilities.
Two Olympic Games
Lavia has represented Italy at both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Tokyo took place before the young Italy side that later won EuroVolley and the World Championship had fully formed. Italy reached the quarterfinals before losing to Argentina.
Paris produced a deeper run.
Italy defeated Japan in an extraordinary five-set quarterfinal after facing match points, a match Lavia later identified as one of the most memorable of his career. The Italians then lost to France in the semifinal and the United States in the bronze-medal match, finishing fourth.
The two Olympics therefore sit on opposite sides of Italy’s transformation: Tokyo came before the European and world titles, while Paris featured a team already expected to compete for medals.
Italy’s First VNL Medal in 2025
Italy had reached the VNL medal rounds before 2025 but had not yet reached the podium in the men’s competition.
That changed in Ningbo.
The Italians advanced to the final and finished second to Poland, earning the country’s first VNL medal.
Lavia remained part of the main outside-hitter rotation throughout the campaign. In one pool-stage victory over China, for example, he contributed 13 points behind Michieletto and Kamil Rychlicki.
The silver extended a senior national-team résumé that already included European gold, world gold and European silver.
Only weeks later, however, the hand injury in Verona removed him from Italy’s World Championship roster.
Missing Italy’s 2025 World Title
Italy went on to win the 2025 World Championship without Lavia, defeating Bulgaria in the final to retain the title.
That result creates an important distinction in his career record.
Lavia is a 2022 World Champion, but he was not a participant in Italy’s 2025 title because the August hand injury had officially ruled him out before the tournament began.
It was the first major international championship of Italy’s successful De Giorgi era that Lavia missed because of a long-term physical problem.
Back With Italy in 2026
Lavia’s return to Trentino during February 2026 was followed by a return to international volleyball that summer.
He appeared in nine matches during the 2026 Volleyball Nations League. Volleyball World recorded 44 points, consisting of 35 attacks, eight blocks and one ace.
The numbers were much smaller than in his pre-injury international seasons, reflecting a campaign in which Italy managed his workload while also using Mattia Bottolo, Francesco Recine and other options on the wing.
Lavia nevertheless returned to the starting lineup during EuroVolley 2026 and again wore No. 15.
Italy reached the quarterfinals in Turin against Finland. Lavia started the five-set match, but the defending world champions were eliminated 3–2.
The result ended Italy’s 2026 national-team season earlier than expected, yet the larger personal development was clear: Lavia had moved from reconstructive hand surgery and months without volleyball to playing both VNL and a major continental championship within the same year.
Playing Style & Strengths
Lavia’s game is built around balance.
At 200 cm, he has enough size to attack and block at international level, but his value as an outside hitter comes from how well he connects those front-row skills with reception, defense and ball control.
A True Six-Rotation Outside Hitter
Volleyball World has described Lavia as a dual-threat outside hitter, a useful shorthand for a player who can remain central to the offense while handling a meaningful amount of serve reception.
That balance separates him from wing attackers whose value falls sharply when targeted by the serve.
In CEV competition data, Lavia has maintained positive-reception figures around the 50% range across a substantial European sample. Those numbers are competition-specific rather than career-wide, but they support what is visible tactically: Trentino and Italy are comfortable leaving him in demanding reception patterns while still asking him to attack the next ball.
The Volleyball World feature on Lavia’s development emphasized the breadth of his fundamentals and described his improvement as the product of years spent developing multiple parts of his game rather than specializing only in scoring.
Attacking Efficiency & Shot Selection
Lavia is right-handed and attacks primarily from position four and the back row.
His style is less dependent on a single overwhelming physical advantage than that of some elite outside hitters. Instead, he scores through timing, wrist control, line and cross-court variation, use of the block and an ability to attack difficult sets without automatically turning them into high-risk swings.
That control becomes especially useful in transition.
When rallies move away from perfect first contacts, Lavia is comfortable attacking higher balls, recycling against the block or choosing a controlled shot rather than forcing maximum power.
His 2022 World Championship final demonstrated that this approach can scale to the highest pressure level. Sixteen of his 19 points against Poland came from attack as Italy won the world title on Polish soil.
Reception & Defensive Stability
Reception may be the most important reason Lavia has remained paired so consistently with Alessandro Michieletto at both Trentino and national-team level.
The two outside hitters offer different physical and technical profiles. Michieletto’s exceptional height and left-handed swing create unusual attacking geometry, while Lavia supplies a more conventional right-handed platform with strong first-contact technique and defensive stability.
That does not make Lavia merely the “passing” member of the partnership. His scoring numbers at club and international level have repeatedly shown that he can carry offensive volume as well.
Instead, his reception skill means that coaches do not need to sacrifice a primary attacker in order to stabilize the back court.
Blocking
Lavia’s blocking is another underrated part of his profile.
CEV career statistics have recorded more than 100 kill blocks across his European club appearances, and the skill has repeatedly appeared in important matches. He scored two blocks in Italy’s 2022 World Championship final and another two during Trentino’s decisive 2023 Scudetto victory.
His 2026 VNL comeback also produced eight blocks from nine matches, a significant share of his reduced 44-point total.
For an outside hitter, that contribution matters because he regularly faces opposing right-side attackers—the players most likely to receive high volumes of sets and often among the most physically imposing scorers on court.
Technical Versatility
Trentino’s current profile describes Lavia as a player capable of handling the ball effectively in attack, block and reception.
That versatility is consistent with his entire career route.
He entered senior volleyball at 14 rather than being protected inside a long youth-only pathway, spent years progressing through A2 and SuperLega clubs, and developed into a national-team outside hitter without relying on only one standout skill.
The result is a player whose best matches may not always be defined by one extreme statistical category. Lavia can influence a set through an attack run, a reception sequence, a block or simply by keeping difficult rallies playable.
Major Achievements
Selected National Team Honors
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Gold |
| 2017 | U19 European Championship | Silver |
| 2019 | FIVB U21 World Championship | Silver |
| 2021 | CEV European Championship | Gold |
| 2022 | FIVB Men’s World Championship | Gold |
| 2023 | CEV European Championship | Silver |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 4th |
| 2025 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver |
Lavia’s senior international honors belong to the core period in which Italy rebuilt around a younger generation after Tokyo 2020. He won EuroVolley in the first season of that transition and the World Championship one year later.
Selected Club Honors
| Season / Year | Competition | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Del Monte Junior League | Winner | Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte |
| 2021 | Italian Supercoppa | Winner | Itas Trentino |
| 2021 | FIVB Club World Championship | Bronze | Itas Trentino |
| 2021–22 | CEV Champions League | Runner-up | Itas Trentino |
| 2022 | FIVB Club World Championship | Silver | Itas Trentino |
| 2022–23 | Italian SuperLega | Champion | Itas Trentino |
| 2023–24 | CEV Champions League | Winner | Itas Trentino |
| 2024–25 | Italian SuperLega | Champion | Itas Trentino |
The 2023 Scudetto was Lavia’s first Italian league title, while the 2024 Champions League completed a European breakthrough after Trentino had lost the 2021 and 2022 finals.
Selected Individual Awards
| Year | Competition | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trofeo delle Regioni | Best Outside Hitter / Top Player |
| 2018 | Del Monte Junior League | Most Valuable Player |
| 2018 | Serie A2 | Premio Badiali — Best Under-23 Player |
| 2019 | FIVB U21 World Championship | Best Outside Hitter |
| 2020 | SuperLega | Premio Badiali — Best Under-23 Player |
| 2021 | CEV European Championship | Best Outside Hitter |
| 2023 | CEV European Championship | Best Outside Hitter |
Winning the EuroVolley Best Outside Hitter award in consecutive editions is particularly important to Lavia’s senior profile. The 2021 award came during Italy’s championship run; the 2023 selection came despite the team finishing second to Poland.
Injury & Comeback
The August 2025 hand injury is the largest interruption in Lavia’s senior career.
The damage affected the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand and included open displaced fractures severe enough to require immediate osteotendinous and soft-tissue reconstruction.
He left hospital the following day, but rehabilitation proved lengthy. A second operation on the fifth finger was required in November, and December imaging still showed the bone-repair process continuing.
Trentino’s 2025–26 season had already begun without him.
His competitive return came gradually during February 2026. After initial appearances around the Coppa Italia Final Four, Lavia played a substantial portion of Trentino’s Champions League match in Ljubljana on February 12. CEV later noted his return when discussing Trentino’s European campaign, describing the club as having finally welcomed him back after the serious hand injury.
The comeback extended beyond simply appearing again. Lavia went on to rejoin Italy, play nine matches in the VNL and start at EuroVolley later in the year.
That progression matters when assessing his current status. By autumn 2026, he is no longer merely rehabilitating from the injury; he is again an active club and national-team outside hitter.
Where Is Daniele Lavia Playing Now?
Daniele Lavia remains with Itas Trentino for the 2026–27 season and continues to wear No. 15.
His July 2026 renewal extended one of the longest current relationships inside Trentino’s core group. He joined the club in 2021 and entered his sixth consecutive season after passing 200 appearances during the previous campaign.
The official 2026–27 Trentino roster lists Lavia alongside fellow outside hitters Alessandro Michieletto, Federico Roberti and Adriano Xavier under head coach Marcelo Méndez.
He also remains active with the Italy men’s national volleyball team. Lavia played in the 2026 VNL and EuroVolley after completing his comeback from the right-hand injury that had ruled him out of the 2025 World Championship.
The current stage of his career therefore combines continuity and recovery: he is still part of the Trentino core that won the 2023 and 2025 Scudetti, but the 2026–27 season is also his first full club campaign after the longest injury layoff of his career.
Recent Performance Snapshot
| Competition / Period | Matches | Total Points | Attack Points | Blocks | Aces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 Itas Trentino season | 15 | 126 | — | — | — |
| 2026 Volleyball Nations League | 9 | 44 | 35 | 8 | 1 |
Lavia’s 2025–26 club numbers need to be read in the context of his injury. He did not begin playing until February after missing most of the season, yet still reached 15 appearances and 126 points before the campaign ended.
His 2026 VNL record reflects a similarly managed return: 44 points across nine appearances, with 35 attack points and eight blocks.
By EuroVolley, he had returned to Italy’s starting lineup for multiple matches. In the pool-stage win over Slovenia, for example, Lavia attacked at high efficiency in several sets while sharing reception duties with Bottolo and Italy’s liberos.
The sample is smaller than his pre-injury seasons, but it confirms competitive reintegration at both club and international level.
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Daniele Lavia play?
Daniele Lavia is an outside hitter for Itas Trentino and the Italy men’s national volleyball team.
How tall is Daniele Lavia?
Current Trentino, CEV and Volleyball World profiles list Lavia at 200 cm, approximately 6 feet 7 inches.
Which club does Daniele Lavia play for?
Lavia plays for Itas Trentino in Italy’s SuperLega. He joined the club in 2021 and renewed his contract for the 2026–27 season.
What number does Daniele Lavia wear?
Lavia wears No. 15 for both Itas Trentino and the Italy men’s national volleyball team.
Is Daniele Lavia a world champion?
Yes. Lavia won the 2022 FIVB Men’s World Championship with Italy and scored a match-high 19 points in the final against Poland. He did not participate in Italy’s 2025 world-title defense because of a serious right-hand injury.
Did Daniele Lavia play at the Olympics?
Yes. Lavia represented Italy at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. Italy reached the quarterfinals in Tokyo and finished fourth in Paris.
What happened to Daniele Lavia in 2025?
Lavia suffered a serious crushing injury to his right hand during Italy training in August 2025. The injury caused open displaced fractures to two fingers, required reconstructive surgery and ruled him out of the World Championship. He returned to competition in February 2026.
What are Daniele Lavia’s biggest club titles?
With Itas Trentino, Lavia has won the 2021 Italian Supercoppa, 2023 and 2025 Italian championships, and the 2024 CEV Champions League.
References
- Trentino Volley — Daniele Lavia Official Player Profile
- Trentino Volley — Daniele Lavia Renews for the 2026–27 Season
- Trentino Volley — Itas Trentino 2026–27 Official Roster
- CEV — Daniele Lavia Champions League Player Profile
- FIPAV Cosenza — Daniele Lavia Named Top Player at the Trofeo delle Regioni
- Trentino Volley — History of the 2021–22 Season
- Volleyball World — Daniele Lavia Just Keeps Getting Better
- Volleyball World — Italy Reach the 2022 World Championship Final
- Volleyball World — Italy Win the 2022 World Championship
- CEV — Five Moments to Remember From EuroVolley 2023
- Volleyball World — Trentino Regain the Scudetto in 2023
- CEV — Trentino vs Jastrzębski Węgiel, 2024 Champions League SuperFinal
- Volleyball World — Trentino Win the 2025 Italian Championship
- Italian Volleyball Federation — Daniele Lavia Suffers Serious Right-Hand Injury
- Italian Volleyball Federation — Update on Daniele Lavia’s Hand Injury
- Trentino Volley — Second Hand Surgery Successfully Completed
- Trentino Volley — Lavia Discusses His February 2026 Return
- Volleyball World — Daniele Lavia 2026 VNL Statistics
- CEV — Daniele Lavia EuroVolley 2026 Player Record
- CEV — Italy vs Finland, EuroVolley 2026 Quarterfinal