Olivier Nyokas

Olivier Nyokas
Nyokas with France in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Guy Olivier Nyokas
Born	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 38) Montfermeil, France
Nationality	French/Congolese
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Olympiacos
Youth career
Team
–	ES Montgeron
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-2006	ES Montgeron
2006-2007	Paris HB
2007-2009	BM Alcobendas
2009-2014	US Créteil HB
2014-2016	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
2016-2021	HBC Nantes
2021-9/2021	RK Metalurg Skopje
2021-2022	RK Vardar Skopje
2022	Al-Najma
2022-	Olympiacos CFP
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015-2022 [1]	France	32	(69)
2022–	DR Congo
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2017 France

Guy Olivier Nyokas (born 28 June 1986) is a French-born Congolese handball player for Olympiacos and the Congolese national team. He has previously played for the French national team, with whom he won the 2017 World Championship.

Career

Nyokas began his career at the second league team ES Montgeron, before joining PSG in 2006. ^[2]

He then joined BM Alcobendas in the Spanish top league. ^[2] In 2009 he returned to France and joined US Créteil HB. In 2014 he joined German Bundesliga team HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. ^[2] In 2016 he joined HBC Nantes. ^[3] Here he won the French cup in 2017.

In 2021 he joined the North Macedonian team RK Metalurg Skopje together with his twin brother Alix Kévynn Nyokas. ^[4] The very same season he joined city rivals RK Vardar Skopje. ^[5] Here he won the 2022 North Macedonian Cup and Championship.

He then joined Qatari team Al-Najma. ^[6] In August 2022 he joined Greek champions Olympiacos CFP. ^[7]

National team

Nyokas debuted for the French national team on November 5th, 2015 against Denmark. ^[1] He represented France at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. ^[8] At the 2016 Olympics he won silver medals.

He won the 2017 World Championship with France.

He then changed to represent DR Congo from 2022 onwards, and represented them at the 2022 African Championship. ^{[9] [10]}

Honors

• Macedonian Handball Super League

Winner: 2022

• Macedonian Handball Cup

Winner: 2022

References

1. "Profil Olivier Nyokas". experts-handball.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
2. "Aus Frankreich und von den Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Zwei Neuzugänge für HBW Balingen-Weilstetten" (in German). handball-world.com. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
3. "HBC Nantes bestätigt Nyokas-Wechsel" (in German). handball-world.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
4. "Kiril Lazarov bleibt, sieben Ab- und fünf Neuzugänge: HBC Nantes stellt Kader für 2021/22 vor" (in German). handball-world.news. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
5. "Браќата Оливие и Кевин Њокас го засилија Вардар1961" (in Macedonian). RK Vardar Skopje. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
6. "Bahrain's Najma Bolster Line-up for Gulf, Asian clubs handball". newsofbahrain.com. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
7. "Früherer HBL-Profi Olivier Nyokas wechselt nach Griechenland" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
8. 2016 European Championship roster
9. "Interview d'Olivier Nyokas ailier gauche - RDC 25e Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Seniors Hommes 2022". facebook.com. CAHB. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
10. "Handball/RDC : Les frères jumeaux Nyokas, Kevynn et Olivier dans la peau de léopards" (in French). Léopard Sport Afrique. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.