Nikolay Penchev

Nikolay Penchev
Nikolay Penchev
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	22 May 1992 (age 32); Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2016; 2016–2018; 2018; 2018–2019; 2019–2020	Razlog Pirin Balkanstroy; Copra Elior Piacenza; Effector Kielce; Asseco Resovia Rzeszów; PGE Skra Bełchatów; Stocznia Szczecin; ONICO Warszawa; Aluron Virtu CMC Zawiercie
National team
2010–	Bulgaria
Honours
Junior European Championship

Nikolay Penchev (born 22 May 1992) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, Polish Champion (2015, 2018).^[1]

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 setter, Rozalin plays as opposite or outside hitter.^[2]

Career

Clubs

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

In May 2016, Penchev signed one-year contract with another top Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.^[3]