Nicolas Maréchal
Nicolas Maréchal (born 4 March 1987) is a French professional volleyball player with Polish citizenship (since 8 April 2013), a former member of the France national team. The 2015 European Champion, and the 2015 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Modena Volley.[1]
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| Nationality | French Polish | ||||
| Born | 4 March 1987 Sainte-Catherine, France | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 350 cm (138 in) | ||||
| Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Modena Volley | ||||
| Number | 16 | ||||
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Personal life
On 4 August 2015, his girlfriend Vatsana Phrasathane gave birth to their son Nathan.
Career
He played for Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel in the 2013/2014 season, winning a bronze medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013 and another in the CEV Champions League 2014 after winning a match against VC Zenit-Kazan. In 2014 he left Jastrzębski Węgiel. On May 29, 2014, it was announced that Marechal would play for PGE Skra Bełchatów in the upcoming 2014/2015 season.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.[3] On October 18, 2015 French national team, including Marechal, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[6] Few days later, he left club and went to Turkish team İstanbul Belediyesi.[7] In 2020 he started playing for german club VFB Friedrichshafen
Honours
Clubs
- CEV Cup
2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena
- National championships
- 2008/2009
French Championship, with Tourcoing LM - 2010/2011
French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers - 2011/2012 French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers
- 2014/2015 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008/2009
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2012: French Championship – Best Receiver
- 2015: Polish Championship – Best Server
References
- Francuski siatkarz przyjął polskie obywatelstwo – sportowefakty.pl – 08-04-2013
- Nicolas Marechal zawodnikiem PGE Skry – plusliga.pl – 29-05-2014
- ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów – plusliga.pl – 08-10-2014
- France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18-10-2015
- POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! – worldofvolley.com – 07-02-2016
- Brązowa PGE Skra! – skra.pl – 26-04-2016
- Nicolas Marechal zamienia Bełchatów na Stambuł – dzienniklodzki.pl – 29-04-2016
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net