Nimir Abdel-Aziz

Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	5 February 1992; 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
Current club	Halkbank
Number	14
Career
2009–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2017–2020; 2020–2021; 2021–2022 ; 2022; 2022–	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 VC; Halkbank
National team
2011–	Netherlands
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Netherlands
European League

Nimir Abdel-Aziz (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch volleyball player, member of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team, 2012 European League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for the Turkish club Halkbank.

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]

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

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Abdel-Aziz with the Asian Championship Medal

CEV Champions League
- 2012/2013 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
- 2020/2021 – with Trentino Volley
Asian Club Championship
- 2022 – with Paykan Iran at Tehran
National championships
- 2009/2010 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.

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

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[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.