Nikolay Penchev

Nikolay Penchev (Bulgarian: 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.

Nikolay Penchev
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	341 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Epicentr-Podolyany
Number	22
Career
Years Teams 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2016 2016–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022 2022– 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
National team
2010– Bulgaria

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.

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.

Honours

Clubs

• CEV Champions League
  • 2014/2015 – with Asseco Resovia

• National championships
  • 2013/2014 Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2017/2018 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017/2018 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2022 Ukraine Cup, with VC Epicentr-Podolyany

Youth national team

• 2010 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2010: CEV U20 European Championship – Best Receiver

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