Nicolas Maréchal (born 4 March 1987) is a French professional volleyball player with Polish citizenship (since 8 April 2013), a former member of the France national team. The 2015 European Champion, and the 2015 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Modena Volley.Francuski siatkarz przyjął polskie obywatelstwo – sportowefakty.pl – 08-04-2013
Personal life On 4 August 2015, his girlfriend Vatsana Phrasathane gave birth to their son Nathan.
Career He played for Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel in the 2013/2014 season, winning a bronze medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013 and another in the CEV Champions League 2014 after winning a match against VC Zenit-Kazan. In 2014 he left Jastrzębski Węgiel. On May 29, 2014, it was announced that Marechal would play for PGE Skra Bełchatów in the upcoming 2014/2015 season.Nicolas Marechal zawodnikiem PGE Skry – plusliga.pl – 29-05-2014 On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów – plusliga.pl – 08-10-2014 On October 18, 2015 French national team, including Marechal, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18-10-2015 On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! – worldofvolley.com – 07-02-2016 In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.Brązowa PGE Skra! – skra.pl – 26-04-2016 Few days later, he left club and went to Turkish team İstanbul Belediyesi.Nicolas Marechal zamienia Bełchatów na Stambuł – dzienniklodzki.pl – 29-04-2016 In 2020 he started playing for german club VFB Friedrichshafen
Honours Club CEV Cup 2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena CEV Challenge Cup 2017–18 – with Bunge Ravenna Domestic 2008–09 French Championship, with Tourcoing LM 2010–11 French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers 2011–12 French Championship, with Stade Poitevin Poitiers 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Youth national team 2005 CEV U19 European Championship 2006 CEV U20 European Championship
Individual awards 2012: French Championship – Best receiver
Statistics 2014–15 PlusLiga – Best server (58 aces)
References
External links
Player profile at LegaVolley.it Player profile at PlusLiga.pl Player profile at Volleybox.net