Nimir Abdel-Aziz

Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Personal information
Born	5 February 1992 (age 32); The Hague, Netherlands
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	365 cm (144 in)
Block	350 cm (138 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Career
-2004 ; 2004-2008 ; 2008-2009 ; 2009–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2017–2020; 2020–2021; 2021–2022; 2022; 2022–2024; 2024–present	Haaften Kwiek ; Sliedrecht sport ; AMVJ Martinus ; Dynamo Apeldoorn; VC Zwolle; Volley Treviso; Piemonte Volley; Ziraat Bankası Ankara; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Stade Poitevin Poitiers; Power Volley Milano; Trentino Volley ; Modena Volley ; Paykan Tehran; Halkbank Ankara; Wolfdogs Nagoya
National team
2011–	Netherlands
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Netherlands
European League

Nimir Abdel-Aziz (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Halkbank Ankara and the Netherlands national team.

Career

National team

Abdel-Aziz made his debut as the setter for the Dutch national team in 2011 against Belgium. He won the European League in 2012, after beating Turkey in the final.^[1]

Position change

In 2016, Abdel-Aziz changed his position from setter to opposite hitter in his club Stade Poitevin Poitiers.^[2] He has since then continued his volleyball career as an opposite in both clubs and the Dutch National Team.^[3]

During the 2020–21 CEV Champions League, he had to briefly play the setter role after both of the lined up setters were not available to compete in the pool play due to the COVID-19.^[4]

Personal life

Abdel-Aziz was born in the Netherlands to a Chadian father and Dutch mother.^[5]

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League
- 2012–13 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
- 2020–21 – with Trentino Volley
AVC Asian Club Championship
- Tehran 2022 – with Paykan Tehran
Domestic
- 2009–10 Dutch Championship, with Dynamo Apeldoorn

Individual awards

2012: European League – Best server
2012: European League – Best setter
2021: CEV European Championship – Best opposite

References

^ "Orange triumph in Ankara as the Dutch win an incredible European League final!". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ WoV (5 May 2016). "FRA M: Setter Abdel Aziz changes position – from now on, he will play as attacker!". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Winiarczyk, Michał. "Namibia, tattoos and two volleyball players in one body. Nimir Abdel-Aziz's Life Service Aces (INTERVIEW)". newonce.sport (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Setter or opposite, Nimir fires Trentino into Champions League quarterfinals | ChampionsLeague". championsleague.cev.eu. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Volkers, John (30 May 2021). "Aan de hand van de man met de 'gouden rechterarm' doet Nederland nuttige ervaring op in de Nations League". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Volleybox.net

[1] "Orange triumph in Ankara as the Dutch win an incredible European League final!". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[2] WoV (5 May 2016). "FRA M: Setter Abdel Aziz changes position – from now on, he will play as attacker!". WorldOfVolley. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[3] Winiarczyk, Michał. "Namibia, tattoos and two volleyball players in one body. Nimir Abdel-Aziz's Life Service Aces (INTERVIEW)". newonce.sport (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[4] "Setter or opposite, Nimir fires Trentino into Champions League quarterfinals | ChampionsLeague". championsleague.cev.eu. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[5] Volkers, John (30 May 2021). "Aan de hand van de man met de 'gouden rechterarm' doet Nederland nuttige ervaring op in de Nations League". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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