Aleksandar Nikolov (volleyball)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Vladimirov and the family name is Nikolov.

Aleksandar Vladimirov Nikolov (Bulgarian: Александър Владимиров Николов; born 30 November 2003) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the Bulgaria national team.^[1][2]

Aleksandar Nikolov
Nikolov during the 2022 U20 European Championship
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Vladimirov Nikolov
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21) Tours, France
Height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Spike	352 cm (139 in)
Block	333 cm (131 in)
College / University	California State University, Long Beach
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Cucine Lube Civitanova
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2019–2020 2020–2022 2022– Levski Sofia Long Beach State Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2022–  Bulgaria

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] He is the older brother of fellow volleyball player Simeon Nikolov.

Honours

College

• Domestic
  • 2022 NCAA National Championship, with Long Beach State^[4]

Club

• Domestic
  • 2022–23 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Youth national team

• 2021 FIVB U19 World Championship

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