Earvin N'Gapeth

Earvin N'Gapeth (born 12 February 1991) is a French professional volleyball player, member of the France national volleyball team and Italian club Modena Volley, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League (2015 and 2017), French Champion (2010), Italian Champion (2016), and Olympic Champion (2020).

Personal life
His father Éric, from Cameroon, is a former volleyball player who represented France in the 1980s. His father named him after Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Growing up, he played youth football alongside current Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa when the pair lived in Fréjus.

N'Gapeth is a model and brand ambassador for Adidas.

Legal issues
In December 2014, N'Gapeth 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 an open hearing by the police following the assault of a TGV train ticket inspector in the Paris-Montparnasse train station. In December 2019, he was arrested in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, accused of sexual harassment for slapping a woman's behind without her permission.

Club
In season 2008–09, N'Gapeth 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 Series A1 League, where he remained for two seasons. With the team, he reached the final of the 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. After four years in Modena, N'Gapeth joined Zenit Kazan with a two-year contract.

National team
On October 7, 2010, N'Gapeth was expelled from the national team on disciplinary grounds during the World Championship held in Italy. He came back to the national team at the European Championship 2011. In 2014, he played at the 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, the French national team, including N'Gapeth, won the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale). In 2017, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World League and was a gold medalist with France.

Clubs

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2012/2013 – with Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2018/2019 – with Zenit Kazan
 * CEV Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2022–23 – with Valsa Group Modena
 * Asian Club Championship
 * Gold medal with cup.svg 2022 – with Paykan
 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Betim 2019 – with Zenit Kazan
 * National championships
 * 2008/2009 Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Tours VB
 * 2009/2010 Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Tours VB
 * 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup.svg French Championship, with Tours VB
 * 2010/2011 Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Tours VB
 * 2014/2015 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Modena Volley
 * 2015/2016 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena
 * 2015/2016 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with DHL Modena
 * 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with DHL Modena
 * 2016/2017 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with DHL Modena

National team

 * 2020 Gold medal with cup.svg Olympic Games

Youth national team

 * 2007 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship
 * 2008 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U20 European Championship
 * 2009 Gold medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

 * 2008: CEV U20 European Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Best server
 * 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2011: French Championship – Most Valuable Player
 * 2011: French Championship – Best Receiver
 * 2015: Italian Cup – 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: Italian Championship – Best Player
 * 2016: European Confederation Gala – Most spectacular player
 * 2017: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
 * 2017: FIVB World League – Most valuable player
 * 2021: Olympic Games Tokyo – Most valuable player and Best outside Spiker
 * 2022: Asian Club Championship – Best outside spiker
 * 2022: FIVB Nations League – Most valuable player and Best outside Spiker