Alix Nyokas
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 Nyokas in August 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Alix Kévynn Nyokas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 June 1986 Montfermeil, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French/Congolese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Al-Ahli SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002-2004 | ES Montgeron | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004-2006 | UMS Pontault-Combault HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-2010 | Paris HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | Dijon Bourgogne HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | Paris HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012-2014 | Chambéry Savoie HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014-2016 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | VfL Gummersbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-2021 | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-9/2021 | RK Metalurg Skopje | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021-2022 | RK Vardar Skopje | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Al-Najma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022- | Al-Ahli Jeddah | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 41 | (57) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alix Kévynn Nyokas (born 28 June 1986) is a French-born Congolese handball player for Al-Ahli SC and the Congolese national team. At international level, he also played for the France national team,[1] with whom he won the 2015 World Championship and the 2014 European Championship.
He is the twin brother of fellow handballer Olivier Nyokas.
Career
[edit]Nyokas started his career at Paris Saint Germain, and then played for Dijon Bourgogne HB in the 2010-11 season. In 2012 he joined Chambéry Savoie HB.[2] In 2014 he joined German side Frisch Auf Göppingen.[3] In 2016 he joined league rivals VfL Gummersbach.[4]
After the 2016–17 season, Nyokas retired from playing handball.[5] However, on 4 September 2018, he returned to professional handball as a player of Portuguese side S.L. Benfica.[6] In 2021 he joined North Macedonian team RK Metalurg Skopje together with his twin brother Olivier Nyokas.[7] The very same season he joined city rivals RK Vardar Skopje.[8] Here he won the 2022 North Macedonian Cup and Championship.
He then joined Qatari team Al-Najma.[9] In August 2022 he joined Greek champions Olympiacos CFP.[10] In August 2022 he joined Al-Ahli Jeddah in Saudi-Arabia.[11]
National team
[edit]Nyokas debuted for the France national team in June 2011. With them he won the won the 2015 World Championship and the 2014 European Championship.
He then changed to represent DR Congo from 2022 onwards, and represented them at the 2022 African Championship.[12][13]
Honors
[edit]
Winner: 2022
- Winner: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Alix Nyokas". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Kévynn Nyokas trouve sa voie à Chambéry" (in French). handzone.net.
- ^ "Göppingen va accueillir Kévynn Nyokas" (in French). handzone.net.
- ^ "Überraschender Transfer: Kevynn Nyokas bleibt in der Bundesliga" (in French). handball-world.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Gummersbacher Nyokas kündigt Karriereende an". handball-world.news. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Kévynn Nyokas joins the Handball squad". S.L. Benfica. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Kiril Lazarov bleibt, sieben Ab- und fünf Neuzugänge: HBC Nantes stellt Kader für 2021/22 vor" (in German). handball-world.news. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Браќата Оливие и Кевин Њокас го засилија Вардар1961" (in Macedonian). RK Vardar Skopje. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Bahrain's Najma Bolster Line-up for Gulf, Asian clubs handball". newsofbahrain.com. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Früherer HBL-Profi Olivier Nyokas wechselt nach Griechenland" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Kévynn Nyokas file en Arabie Saoudite" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Interview d'Olivier Nyokas ailier gauche - RDC 25e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Seniors Hommes 2022". facebook.com. CAHB. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Handball/RDC : Les frères jumeaux Nyokas, Kevynn et Olivier dans la peau de léopards" (in French). Léopard Sport Afrique. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Black French sportspeople
- French male handball players
- S.L. Benfica handball players
- French expatriate handball players in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate handball players in Portugal
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Democratic Republic of the Congo male handball players
- Frisch Auf Göppingen players
- VfL Gummersbach players
- French expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- French twins
- Democratic Republic of the Congo twins
- Sportspeople from Montfermeil
- Paris Saint-Germain Handball players
- Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen