Olivier Nyokas

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Olivier Nyokas

| fullname = Guy Olivier Nyokas

| image = Olivier Nyokas 20170401.jpg

| caption = Nyokas with France in 2016

| nationality = French/Congolese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montfermeil, France

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Olympiacos

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = ES Montgeron

| clubs1 = ES Montgeron

| years1 = {{0|0000}}-2006

| clubs2 = Paris HB

| years2 = 2006-2007

| clubs3 = BM Alcobendas

| years3 = 2007-2009

| clubs5 = US Créteil HB

| years5 = 2009-2014

| clubs6 = HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

| years6 = 2014-2016

| clubs7 = HBC Nantes

| years7 = 2016-2021

| clubs8 = RK Metalurg Skopje

| years8 = 2021-9/2021

| clubs9 = RK Vardar Skopje

| years9 = 2021-2022

| clubs10 = Al-Najma

| years10 = 2022

| clubs11 = Olympiacos CFP

| years11 = 2022-

| nationalyears1 = 2015-2022{{cite web|url=http://www.experts-handball.com/les-experts/les-experts/profil/nom/nyokas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034147/http://www.experts-handball.com/les-experts/les-experts/profil/nom/nyokas-1.html|archive-date=7 September 2017 |publisher=experts-handball.com|title=Profil Olivier Nyokas|access-date=6 September 2017}}

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 32

| nationalgoals1 = 69

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = DR Congo

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| medaltemplates =

}}

Guy Olivier Nyokas (born 28 June 1986) is a French-born Congolese handball player for Olympiacos and the Congolese national team. He has previously played for the French national team, with whom he won the 2017 World Championship.

Career

Nyokas began his career at the second league team ES Montgeron, before joining PSG in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-1-59466.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Aus Frankreich und von den Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Zwei Neuzugänge für HBW Balingen-Weilstetten|date=2 July 2014|access-date=2 July 2014|language=de}}

He then joined BM Alcobendas in the Spanish top league. In 2009 he returned to France and joined US Créteil HB. In 2014 he joined German Bundesliga team HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. In 2016 he joined HBC Nantes.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-1-79802.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=HBC Nantes bestätigt Nyokas-Wechsel|date= 14 March 2016|access-date=14 March 2016|language=de}} Here he won the French cup in 2017.

In 2021 he joined the North Macedonian team RK Metalurg Skopje together with his twin brother Alix Kévynn Nyokas.{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-70-132765.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Kiril Lazarov bleibt, sieben Ab- und fünf Neuzugänge: HBC Nantes stellt Kader für 2021/22 vor|date=18 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021|language=de}} The very same season he joined city rivals RK Vardar Skopje.{{cite web|url=https://rkvardar.mk/news/brakjata-olivie-i-kevin-njokas-go-zasilija-vardar1961 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913165326/https://rkvardar.mk/news/brakjata-olivie-i-kevin-njokas-go-zasilija-vardar1961|archive-date=13 September 2021|publisher=RK Vardar Skopje|title=Браќата Оливие и Кевин Њокас го засилија Вардар1961|language=Macedonian|access-date=15 March 2025}} Here he won the 2022 North Macedonian Cup and Championship.

He then joined Qatari team Al-Najma.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsofbahrain.com/sports/81649.html|publisher=newsofbahrain.com|title=Bahrain's Najma Bolster Line-up for Gulf, Asian clubs handball|date=5 June 2022|access-date=15 March 2025|language=en}} In August 2022 he joined Greek champions Olympiacos CFP.{{cite news|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-20-144215.html |publisher=handball-world.news |title=Früherer HBL-Profi Olivier Nyokas wechselt nach Griechenland|access-date=2 August 2022|language=de}}

=National team=

Nyokas debuted for the French national team on November 5th, 2015 against Denmark.

He represented France at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.[http://handball.sportresult.com/HBEM16M/PDF/FRA-R.pdf 2016 European Championship roster] At the 2016 Olympics he won silver medals.

He won the 2017 World Championship with France.

He then changed to represent DR Congo from 2022 onwards, and represented them at the 2022 African Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1113725069355844 |title=Interview d'Olivier Nyokas ailier gauche - RDC 25e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Seniors Hommes 2022 |website=facebook.com|publisher=CAHB |date=14 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://leopardsportafrique.com/article-343-handballrdc--les-frres-jumeaux-nyokas-kevynn-et-olivier-dans-la-peau-de-lopards- |title=Handball/RDC : Les frères jumeaux Nyokas, Kevynn et Olivier dans la peau de léopards |language=fr|publisher=Léopard Sport Afrique |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022}}

== Honors ==