Nicolas Maréchal

Nicolas Maréchal (born 4 March 1987) is a French professional volleyball player with Polish citizenship (since 8 April 2013), a former member of the France national team. The 2015 European Champion, and the 2015 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Modena Volley.^[1]

Nicolas Maréchal
Personal information
Nationality	French Polish
Born	(1987-03-04) 4 March 1987 (age 38) Sainte-Catherine, France
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	350 cm (138 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Modena Volley
Number	16
Career
Years Teams 2005–2006 2006–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022 2022– Harnes VB Tourcoing LM Stade Poitevin Poitiers AS Cannes Jastrzębski Węgiel Skra Bełchatów İstanbul BBSK Bunge Ravenna Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Asseco Resovia VfB Friedrichshafen Ural Ufa Tours VB Modena Volley
National team
2008–2016  France
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  France FIVB World League 2015 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Kraków CEV European Championship 2015 Bulgaria/Italy

Personal life

On 4 August 2015, his girlfriend Vatsana Phrasathane gave birth to their son Nathan.

Career

He played for Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel in the 2013/2014 season, winning a bronze medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013 and another in the CEV Champions League 2014 after winning a match against VC Zenit-Kazan. In 2014 he left Jastrzębski Węgiel. On May 29, 2014, it was announced that Marechal would play for PGE Skra Bełchatów in the upcoming 2014/2015 season.^[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.^[3] On October 18, 2015 French national team, including Marechal, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).^[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.^[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.^[6] Few days later, he left club and went to Turkish team İstanbul Belediyesi.^[7] In 2020 he started playing for german club VFB Friedrichshafen

Honours

Club

• CEV Cup
  • 2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2017–18 – with Bunge Ravenna
• Domestic
  • 2008–09 French Championship, with Tourcoing LM
  • 2010–11 French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers
  • 2011–12 French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers
  • 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

• 2005 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2006 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2012: French Championship – Best receiver

Statistics

• 2014–15 PlusLiga – Best server (58 aces)