Jenia Grebennikov

Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the France national team. Grebennikov won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and is the 2015 European Champion.

Personal life
Jenia Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his longtime girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.

Clubs
In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team
Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 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. Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament. On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale). He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2017–18 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova


 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
 * Gold medal world centered-2.svg Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley


 * CEV Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2018–19 – with Trentino Volley


 * Domestic
 * 2011–12 Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
 * 2013–14 Simple gold cup.svg German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2014–15 Simple gold cup.svg German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2014–15 Gold medal with cup.svg German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
 * 2016–17 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
 * 2016–17 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

 * 2011: French Championship – Best libero
 * 2012: French Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2012: French Championship – Best libero
 * 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best libero
 * 2015: CEV European Championship – Best libero
 * 2016: CEV Champions League – Best libero
 * 2016: FIVB World League – Best libero
 * 2017: CEV Champions League – Best libero
 * 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero
 * 2018: CEV Champions League – Best libero
 * 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best libero
 * 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero
 * 2021: Olympic Games – Best libero
 * 2022: FIVB Nations League – Best libero

State awards

 * 2021: Legion of Honour - Knight (France).png Knight of the Legion of Honour