Aleksandar Nikolov (volleyball)
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 Nikolov during the 2022 U20 European Championship | |||||
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| Full name | Aleksandar Vladimirov Nikolov | ||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||
| Born | 30 November 2003 Tours, France | ||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | ||||
| Block | 333 cm (131 in) | ||||
| College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Cucine Lube Civitanova | ||||
| Number | 11 | ||||
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Aleksandar Vladimirov Nikolov (Template:Lang-bg; born 30 November 2003) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player. He is part of the Bulgaria national team. At the professional club level, he plays for Cucine Lube Civitanova.[1][2]
Personal life
Nikolov was born in Tours, France, when his father Vladimir was playing for the local Tours VB. Aleksandar is one of the four children of Vladimir and his wife Maya, both of whom played volleyball professionally.[3]
Honours
College
- National championships
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2021: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2022: NCAA National Championship – All Tournament Team
- 2022: CEV U20 European Championship – Best Outside Spiker
References
- ^ "Alex Nikolov Announces Decision to Play Professionally". longbeachstate.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "L'enfant prodige bulgaro Alex Nikolov per una Lube giovane e affamata!". legavolley.it (in Italian). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "The Next Big Thing in Volleyball: Alexander Nikolov". CEV. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Long Beach State Battled, but Fell to Hawaii in Straight Sets in the National Championship Match". longbeachstate.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Long Beach State Beach 2022 roster – Alex Nikolov