Alix Kévynn Nyokas
Kévynn Nyokas in August 2014 |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alix Kévynn Nyokas |
| birthday | June 28, 1986 |
| place of birth | Montfermeil , France |
| citizenship |
 French
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| height | 1.88 m |
| Playing position | Back right |
| Right winger | |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Club information | |
| society | Benfica Lisbon |
| Jersey number | 10 |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2002-2004 |
ES Montgeron
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| 2004-2006 |
UMS Pontault-Combault HB
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2006-2010 |
Paris handball
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| 2010-2011 |
Dijon Bourgogne HB
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| 2011–2012 |
Paris handball
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| 2012-2014 |
Chambery Savoie HB
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| 2014-2016 |
 Fresh on Göppingen
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| 2016-2017 |
VfL Gummersbach
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| 2018– |
 Benfica Lisbon
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| National team | |
| Debut on | June 8, 2011 |
| against |
 Argentina
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| Games (goals) | |
|
France
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41 (57) |
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As of September 4, 2018 |
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Alix Kévynn Nyokas (born June 28, 1986 in Montfermeil , France ) is a French handball player .
Career
The 1.88 m tall half right back player began his professional career at Paris Handball . In the 2009/10 season he was promoted back to the 1st French league. Before the start of the next season, his Achilles tendon tore and in March 2011 he celebrated his comeback. Since the 2012/13 season he played for Chambéry Savoie HB . On April 23, 2014, his move to the German Bundesliga club Frisch Auf Göppingen for the 2014/15 season was announced. In summer 2016 he joined VfL Gummersbach . He ended his career after the 2016/17 season. A year later he made his comeback at the Portuguese first division club Benfica Lisbon .
The left-hander made his debut in the French national team in June 2011. At the 2014 European Championships in Denmark , he played his first international tournament and became European champion. In 2015 he won the world championship.
Private
Kévynn Nyokas has a twin brother, Olivier , with whom he played together in Paris until 2008 and who has played for the French first division club HBC Nantes since 2016 .
Web links
- League statistics on lnh.fr
- Player profile at Chambéry Savoie Handball
- Alix Kévynn Nyokas in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ experts-handball.com: Nyokas player profile , accessed on August 10, 2016.
- ↑ handzone.net: Kevynn Nyokas gravement blessé! (French)
- ↑ handzone.net: Kévynn Nyokas trouve sa voie à Chambéry (French)
- ↑ handzone.net Göppingen va accueillir Kévynn Nyokas (French)
- ↑ handball-world.com: Surprising transfer: Kevynn Nyokas stays in the Bundesliga from May 25, 2016, accessed on May 25, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.news: Gummersbacher Nyokas announces end of career on June 14, 2017, accessed on June 14, 2017
- ↑ handball-world.news: Return from handball retirement: Kevynn Nyokas with a surprising comeback on September 4, 2018, accessed on September 4, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nyokas, Alix Kévynn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nyokas, Kevynn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montfermeil , France |