Earvin N'Gapeth facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Earvin N'Gapeth
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) Saint-Raphaël, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Spike	358 cm (141 in)
Block	327 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Modena Volley
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 2008–2011 2011–2013 2013 2014–2018 2018–2021 2021– 2022 Tours VB Piemonte Volley Kuzbass Kemerovo Modena Volley Zenit Kazan Modena Volley Paykan Tehran VC
National team
2010–  FRA
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  France Olympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Team FIVB World League Gold 2015 Rio de Janeiro Gold 2017 Curitiba Bronze 2016 Kraków FIVB Nations League Gold 2022 Bologna Silver 2018 Lille Bronze 2021 Rimini CEV European Championship Gold 2015 Italy/Bulgaria

Earvin N'Gapeth (born 12 February 1991) is a French professional volleyball player, member of the France national volleyball team and Italian club Modena Volley, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League (2015 and 2017), French Champion (2010), Italian Champion (2016), and Olympic Champion (2020).

Personal life

His father Éric, from Cameroon, is a former volleyball player who represented France in the 1980s. His father named him after Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Growing up, he played youth football alongside current Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa when the pair lived in Fréjus.

N'Gapeth is a model and brand ambassador for Adidas.

Career

Club

In season 2008-09, N'Gapeth debuted into professional volleyball, hired by Tours VB, where he stayed for three seasons and winner Pro A League. In season 2011-12, he was hired in the Italian team of Cuneo Piemonte in Series A1 League, where he remained for two seasons. With the team, he reached the final of the CEV Europe League. N'gapeth in the next year moved to Kuzbass Kemerovo, a club playing in Super League; however, during the season he abandoned the team and returned to Italy, wearing the shirt of Modena in the Serie A1. With Modena, he won the 2014-15 Italian Cup and the 2015-16 Italian Championship, Italian Cup, and Italian Supercup. In the season 2015-16 he won his second Italian Supercup. After four years in Modena, N'Gapeth joined Zenit Kazan with a two-year contract.

National team

On October 7, 2010, N'Gapeth was expelled from the national team on disciplinary grounds during the World Championship held in Italy. He came back to the national team at the European Championship 2011. In 2014, he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland. France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place. He was one of the key players in the 2015 World League championship campaign. On October 18, 2015, the French national team, including N'Gapeth, won the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale). In 2017, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World League and was a gold medalist with France.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

N'Gapeth with the Asian Championship Medal

• CEV Champions League
  • 2012/2013 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
  • 2018/2019 – with Zenit Kazan

• CEV Cup
  • 2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena

• Asian Club Championship
  • 2022 – with Paykan

• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Betim 2019 – with Zenit Kazan

• National championships
  • 2008/2009 French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2009/2010 French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2009/2010 French Championship, with Tours VB
  • 2010/2011 French Cup, with Tours VB
  • 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
  • 2015/2016 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
  • 2015/2016 Italian Cup, with DHL Modena
  • 2015/2016 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
  • 2016/2017 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena

National team

• 2020  Olympic Games

Youth national team

• 2007 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2008 CEV U20 European Championship
• 2009 CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2008: CEV U20 European Championship – Most valuable player
• 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Best server
• 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player
• 2011: French Championship – Most Valuable Player
• 2011: French Championship – Best Receiver
• 2015: Italian Cup – Most valuable player
• 2015: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
• 2015: FIVB World League – Most valuable player
• 2015: CEV European Championship – Best outside spiker
• 2016: Italian Championship – Best Player
• 2016: European Confederation Gala – Most spectacular player
• 2017: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
• 2017: FIVB World League – Most valuable player
• 2021: Olympic Games Tokyo – Most valuable player and Best outside Spiker
• 2022: Asian Club Championship – Best outside spiker
• 2022: FIVB Nations League – Most valuable player and Best outside Spiker

See also

In Spanish: Earvin N'Gapeth para niños