Nikolay Penchev

Nikolay Penchev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 32)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spike341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubEpicentr-Podolyany
Number22
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022
2022–		Razlog Pirin Balkanstroy
Copra Elior Piacenza
Effector Kielce
Asseco Resovia
Skra Bełchatów
Stocznia Szczecin
Onico Warsaw
Warta Zawiercie
Cuprum Lubin
Stal Nysa
AS Cannes
Epicentr-Podolyany
National team
2010– Bulgaria

Nikolay Penchev (Bulgarian: Николай Пенчев; born 22 May 1992) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, a former member of the Bulgaria national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012.

Personal life

Nikolay Penchev was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. His father is a former volleyball player. He has three brothers – older Chavdar (born 1987) and younger twin brothers, Chono and Rozalin (born 11 December 1994), who are also volleyball players. Chono is a setter, Rozalin plays as opposite or outside hitter.[1]

Career

Clubs

Penchev spent the 2012/2013 season in Effector Kielce. In 2013, he moved to Asseco Resovia and signed a two–year contract. In his first season in the new club, he won the Polish SuperCup and a silver medal of the Polish Championship after losing to PGE Skra Bełchatów in the final matches. In April 2015, alongside Asseco Resovia, he won the Polish Championship. In April 2015, he signed a new one–year contract with Resovia.

In May 2016, Penchev signed a one–year contract with another Polish team, PGE Skra Bełchatów.[2]

Honours

Clubs

Youth national team

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ Bracia Penczew: Nie jesteśmy nierozłączni – volleycafe.pl – 23-08-2014
  2. ^ Reprezentant Bułgarii nowym przyjmującym PGE Skry – skra.pl – 30-05-2016
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