Nikolay Penchev
{{Short description|Bulgarian volleyball player (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Nikolay Penchev
| image = Nikolai Penchev 2014 01.jpg
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| nationality = Bulgarian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Plovdiv, Bulgaria
| height = 1.96 m
| weight = 90 kg
| spike = 341 cm
| position = Outside hitter
| currentclub =
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| years = 2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
| teams = Razlog Pirin Balkanstroy
Copra Elior Piacenza
Effector Kielce
Asseco Resovia
Skra Bełchatów
Stocznia Szczecin
Onico Warsaw
Warta Zawiercie
Cuprum Lubin
Stal Nysa
AS Cannes
Epicentr-Podolyany
Fenerbahçe Grundig
| nationalyears = 2010–
| nationalteam = {{vb|BUL}}
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Nikolay Penchev ({{langx|bg|Николай Пенчев}}; born 22 May 1992) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, a former member of the Bulgaria national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012.
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 a setter, Rozalin plays as opposite or outside hitter.[http://www.volleycafe.pl/index.php/bracia-penczew-nie-jestesmy-nierozlaczni/ Bracia Penczew: Nie jesteśmy nierozłączni] – volleycafe.pl – 23-08-2014
Career
=Clubs=
Penchev spent the 2012/2013 season in Effector Kielce. In 2013, he moved to Asseco Resovia and signed a two–year contract. In his first season in the new club, he won the Polish SuperCup and a silver medal of the Polish Championship after losing to PGE Skra Bełchatów in the final matches. In April 2015, alongside Asseco Resovia, he won the Polish Championship. In April 2015, he signed a new one–year contract with Resovia.
In May 2016, Penchev signed a one–year contract with another Polish team, PGE Skra Bełchatów.[http://www.skra.pl/aktualnosci-przeglad/item/3766-reprezentant-bulgarii-nowym-przyjmujacym-pge-skry Reprezentant Bułgarii nowym przyjmującym PGE Skry] – skra.pl – 30-05-2016
Honours
=Clubs=
- CEV Champions League
- 16px 2014/2015 – with Asseco Resovia
- National championships
- 2013/2014 16px Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia
- 2014/2015 16px Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2017/2018 16px Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2017/2018 16px Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2022 16px Ukraine Cup, with VC Epicentr-Podolyany
=Youth national team=
=Individual awards=
- 2010: CEV U20 European Championship – Best Receiver
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- {{CEV player|5705|Player profile}}
- [https://www.legavolley.it/player/PEN-NIK-92/ Player profile] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
- [https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/670 Player profile] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
- [https://volleybox.net/nikolay-penchev-p118 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
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Category:Sportspeople from Plovdiv
Category:Bulgarian men's volleyball players
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria
Category:Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Category:Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Category:Bulgarian expatriate volleyball players in France
Category:Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Ukraine
Category:Effector Kielce players
Category:Resovia (volleyball) players
Category:Skra Bełchatów players
Category:Projekt Warsaw players
Category:Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players
Category:VC Epitsentr-Podoliany players