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Alix Nyokas

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Alix Nyokas
Nyokas in August 2014
Personal information
Full name Alix Kévynn Nyokas
Born (1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 38)
Montfermeil, France
Nationality French/Congolese
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
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
Representing  France
Men's handball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qatar Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark Team

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

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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

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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

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Winner: 2022
Winner: 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Alix Nyokas". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Kévynn Nyokas trouve sa voie à Chambéry" (in French). handzone.net.
  3. ^ "Göppingen va accueillir Kévynn Nyokas" (in French). handzone.net.
  4. ^ "Überraschender Transfer: Kevynn Nyokas bleibt in der Bundesliga" (in French). handball-world.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Gummersbacher Nyokas kündigt Karriereende an". handball-world.news. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Kévynn Nyokas joins the Handball squad". S.L. Benfica. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Bahrain's Najma Bolster Line-up for Gulf, Asian clubs handball". newsofbahrain.com. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Früherer HBL-Profi Olivier Nyokas wechselt nach Griechenland" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Kévynn Nyokas file en Arabie Saoudite" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.