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Earvin Ngapeth

N'Gapeth in 2018

Personal information

Nationality

French

Born

12 February 1991 (age 34)
Saint-Raphaël, France

Height

1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

94 kg (207 lb)

Spike

358 cm (141 in)

Block

327 cm (129 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Current club

Fenerbahçe

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2008–2011 2011–2013 2013 2014–2018 2018–2021 2021–2023 2022 2023–2024 2024 2024 2025–	Tours VB Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Kuzbass Kemerovo Modena Volley Zenit Kazan Modena Volley Paykan Tehran Halkbank Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Stade Poitevin Poitiers Fenerbahçe

National team

2010–

FRA

Honours

Men's volleyball

Representing France
Olympic Games
Gold	2020 Tokyo	Team
Gold	2024 Paris	Team
FIVB World League
Gold	2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold	2017 Curitiba
Bronze	2016 Kraków
FIVB Nations League
Gold	2022 Bologna	Team
Gold	2024 Łódź	Team
Silver	2018 Lille	Team
Bronze	2021 Rimini	Team
CEV European Championship
Gold	2015 Italy/Bulgaria

Earvin Ngapeth (born 12 February 1991) is a famous French volleyball player. He is a key member of the French national volleyball team. He currently plays for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.

Earvin has won many big awards. He was the European Champion in 2015. He also won the FIVB World League twice, in 2015 and 2017. He has been a French Champion and an Italian Champion. Most notably, he is an Olympic Champion from the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

About Earvin Ngapeth
Earvin's Volleyball Journey
- Playing for Clubs
- Playing for the National Team
Earvin's Achievements
See also

About Earvin Ngapeth

Earvin Ngapeth was born on February 12, 1991. His father, Éric, was also a volleyball player. Éric played for France in the 1980s. Earvin's father named him after the famous basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

Earvin's Volleyball Journey

Playing for Clubs

Earvin Ngapeth started his professional volleyball career in the 2008–09 season. He joined Tours VB in France. He played there for three seasons and helped them win the Pro A League.

In 2011, he moved to Italy to play for Cuneo Piemonte. With this team, he reached the final of the CEV Europe League. After two seasons, he briefly played for Kuzbass Kemerovo in Russia.

Later, he returned to Italy and joined Modena in the Serie A1. This was a very successful time for him. With Modena, he won the Italian Cup in 2015. He also won the Italian Championship, Italian Cup, and Italian Supercup in the 2015-16 season. He won another Italian Supercup in 2016.

After four years with Modena, Earvin moved to Zenit Kazan in Russia. He later returned to Modena and then played for other clubs like Paykan Tehran in Iran and Halkbank in Turkey. He now plays for Fenerbahçe.

Playing for the National Team

Earvin Ngapeth first joined the French national team in 2010. He played in the World Championship that year. He later returned to the team for the European Championship 2011.

In 2014, he played in the World Championship. France finished in 4th place. Earvin was a very important player when France won the FIVB World League in 2015.

On October 18, 2015, Earvin and the French team became European Champions. They beat Slovenia 3–0 in the final match. In 2017, he was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the FIVB World League. France won the gold medal again that year.

Earvin has also helped France win two Olympic gold medals. They won at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and again at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is known for his amazing skills on the court.

Earvin's Achievements

Club Successes

N'Gapeth with the Asian Championship Medal with Paykan Tehran VC in Tehran,Iran

CEV Champions League
- 2012/2013 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
- 2018/2019 – with Zenit Kazan
- 2020/2021 – with Zenit Kazan
CEV Cup
- 2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena
Asian Club Championship
- 2022 Iran – with Paykan Tehran VC
- 2024 Iran – with Jakarta Presisi
FIVB Club World Championship
- 2019 – with Zenit Kazan
National Championships
- 2008/2009 French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2009/2010 French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2009/2010 French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2010/2011 French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2011/2012 Italian Championship, with Modena Volley
- 2011/2012 Italian SuperCup, with Modena Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian Cup, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
- 2016/2017 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
- 2017/2018 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
- 2018/2019 Russian Super League, with Zenit Kazan
- 2018/2019 Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2018/2019 Russian SuperCup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2019/2020 Russian Super League, with Zenit Kazan
- 2019/2020 Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2020/2021 Russian SuperCup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2021/2022 Iranian Super League, with Paykan Tehran
- 2023/2024 Turkish Volleyball League, with Halkbank
- 2023/2024 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank
- 2023/2024 Turkish Super Cup, with Halkbank
- 2023/2024 Indonesian Proliga, with Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi