Quick Facts
Biography
Earvin N'Gapeth (born 12 February 1991) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Azimut Modena. He was 2015 European Champion, a gold medalist of the World League (2015, 2017), French Champion (2010), and Italian Champion (2016).
Personal life
His father Éric, who hails from Cameroon, is a former volleyball player that represented France in the 1980s.
In December 2014, he was sentenced to three months suspended imprisonment by the Criminal Court of Montpellier for a fight in a nightclub in the city a few months earlier. In July 2015, he was arrested and heard in open hearing by the police following the assault of a TGV train controller Paris-Montparnasse train station.
Career
Club
In season 2008-09 he debuted into professional volleyball, hired by Tours VB, where he stayed for three seasons and winner Pro A League. In season 2011-12 he was hired in the Italian team of Cuneo Piemonte in Serie A1 League, where he remained for two seasons. With the team, he reached the final of CEV Europe League. N'gapeth in the next year moved to Kuzbass Kemerovo, a club playing in Super League; however, during the season he abandoned the team and returned to Italy, wearing the shirt of Modena in the Serie A1. With Modena, he won the 2014-15 Italian Cup. and the 2015-16 Italian Championship, Italian Cup and Italian Supercup. In the season 2015-16 he won his second Italian Supercup.
National
On October 7, 2010 he was expelled from the national team on disciplinary grounds during World Championship held in Italy. He came back to national team at European Championship 2011. In 2014 played at World Championship 2014 held in Poland. France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place. He was one of the key players in the 2015 World League championship campaign. On October 18, 2015 French national team, including N'Gapeth, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).
Ngapeth for the second time in a year 2017, selected Most Valuable Player of FIVB World League and winner gold medalist with France.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
CEV Champions League
2012/2013 - with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
2012/2013 - with Bre Banca Lannutti CuneoNational championships
- 2008/2009
French Cup, with Tours VB - 2009/2010 French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2009/2010
French Championship, with Tours VB - 2010/2011 French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2010/2011 French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015 Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Parmareggio Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian Cup, with DHL Modena
- 2015/2016 Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
- 2016/2017 Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
French Cup, with Tours VB
French Championship, with Tours VBNational team
- 2007 CEV U19 European Championship
- 2007
FIVB U19 World Championship - 2008 CEV U21 European Championship
- 2009 CEV U19 European Championship
- 2015 FIVB World League
- 2015 CEV European Championship
- 2016 FIVB World League
- 2017 FIVB World League
FIVB U19 World ChampionshipIndividual
- 2008 CEV Junior European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2009 CEV U19 European Championship – Best Server
- 2009 CEV U19 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011 Best Player in Pro A
- 2011 Pro A – Best Spiker
- 2015 Coppa Italia – Most Valuable Player
- 2015 FIVB World League – Best Outside Spiker
- 2015 FIVB World League – Most Valuable Player
- 2015 CEV European Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2016 Best Player in Serie A1
- 2016 European Confederation - Most Spectacular Player
- 2017 FIVB World League – Best Outside Spiker
- 2017 FIVB World League – Most Valuable Player