Nimir Abdel-Aziz
Dutch volleyball player (born 1992)
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Nimir Abdel-Aziz (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for and captains both Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankası S.K. and the Netherlands national team.
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The Hague, Netherlands
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| Born | 5 February 1992 The Hague, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 365 cm (144 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 350 cm (138 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||
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Career
National team
Abdel-Aziz made his debut as the setter for the Dutch national team in 2011 against Belgium. He won the European League in 2012, after beating Turkey in the final.[1]
Position change
In 2016, Abdel-Aziz changed his position from setter to opposite hitter in his club Stade Poitevin Poitiers.[2] He has since then continued his volleyball career as an opposite in both clubs and the Dutch National Team.[3]
During the 2020–21 CEV Champions League, he had to briefly play the setter role after both of the lined up setters were not available to compete in the pool play due to the COVID-19.[4]
Personal life
Abdel-Aziz was born in the Netherlands to a Chadian father and Dutch mother.[5]
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2012–13 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo- 2020–21 – with Trentino Volley
- AVC Champions League
2022 – with Paykan Tehran- 2025 – with Al Rayyan
- Domestic
- 2009–10
Dutch Championship, with Dynamo Apeldoorn
- 2009–10
Individual awards
- 2012: European League – Best server
- 2012: European League – Best setter
- 2021: CEV European Championship – Best opposite
- 2025: AVC Champions League – Most valuable player
- 2025: AVC Champions League – Best opposite
