Earvin N'Gapeth

{{Short description|French volleyball player (born 1991)}} {{Distinguish|Earving}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Earvin N'Gapeth | image = Earvin Ngapeth (Legavolley 2017).jpg | image_size =280 | caption =N'Gapeth in 2018 | full_name = | nickname = | nationality = French | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]], France | hometown = | height = 1.94 m | weight = 94 kg | spike = 358 cm | block = 327 cm | college = | position = Outside hitter | currentclub = | currentnumber = | years = 2008–2011 2011–2013 2013 2014–2018 2018–2021 2021–2023 2022 2023–2024 2024 2024 2024–2026 | teams = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Tours VB]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piemonte Volley|Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[VC Kuzbass Kemerovo|Kuzbass Kemerovo]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Modena Volley]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Modena Volley]] {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] (loan) {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Poitevin Poitiers]] {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball)|Fenerbahçe]] | nationalyears = 2010– | nationalteam = {{vb|FRA}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[volleyball]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{FRA}} }} {{MedalOlympics}} {{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|2015 Rio de Janeiro]]|}} {{MedalGold|[[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|2017 Curitiba]]|}} {{MedalBronze|[[2016 FIVB Volleyball World League|2016 Kraków]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|FIVB Nations League]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|2022 Bologna]]|[[2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads|Team]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|2024 Łódź]]|[[2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|2018 Lille]]|[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|2021 Rimini]]|[[2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League squads|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Men's European Volleyball Championship|CEV European Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship|2015 Italy/Bulgaria]]|}} }}

'''Earvin N'Gapeth''' (born 12 February 1991) is a French professional [[volleyball]] player and represents [[France men's national volleyball team|France]] in international competitions. He has achieved numerous accolades, including the [[LNV Ligue A Masculine|French league]] championship in [[LNV Ligue A Masculine#Title holders|2010]], the [[Italian Volleyball League#SuperLega|Italian league]] championship in [[2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|2016]], and the [[Men's European Volleyball Championship|European continental]] championship in [[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship|2015]]. N'Gapeth is a four-time gold medalist in the [[FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]]/[[FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|Nations League]] ([[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|2015]], [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|2017]], [[2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|2022]], [[2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|2024]]) and a two-time [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist ([[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]], [[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024]]).

== Early life == N'Gapeth was born in [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]], France, and spent most of his childhood in the nearby commune of [[Fréjus]]. During his youth, he participated in both volleyball and [[Association football|football]], initially showing a strong passion for football, where he played as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]]. While living in Fréjus, he attended a [[Youth system#Youth academies|football academy]] and played alongside French footballer [[Layvin Kurzawa]]. At age 11, his family relocated to [[Poitiers]], a city with a more prominent volleyball community than football. Consequently, N'Gapeth shifted his focus from football to volleyball. He progressed quickly in the sport and turned professional in 2008, at the age of 17.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Ngapeth still enamoured with first love |url=https://vod.fifa.com/news/volleyball-icon-ngapeth-still-enamoured-with-first-love |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=Inside FIFA}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Charles |first=Michael |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Earvin N’Gapeth is the key, once again, to France’s gold medal aspirations at Paris 2024 |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/earvin-ngapeth-key-to-france-gold-medal-aspirations |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>

== Professional career == N'Gapeth began his professional volleyball career in the 2008–09 season when he signed with [[Tours VB]], where he spent three seasons and won the [[LNV Ligue A Masculine|Pro A]] league title in 2009–10. In 2011–12, he moved to [[Italy]] to join [[Piemonte Volley]] in [[Italian Volleyball League#SuperLega|Serie A1]], playing two seasons and helping the team reach the [[CEV Champions League]] final in [[2012–13 CEV Champions League|2012–13]] as runners-up. The following season, he transferred to [[VC Kuzbass Kemerovo|Kuzbass Kemerovo]] in the [[Russian Volleyball Super League|Russian Super League]] but left mid-season to return to Italy with [[Modena Volley]]. During his tenure at Modena, N'Gapeth won the Italian Cup and Italian SuperCup in 2014–15, and the [[2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]], Italian Cup, and Italian SuperCup in 2015–16. After four seasons with Modena, he returned to [[Russia]] to play for [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] in the Russian Super League until 2021.<ref name=":2" />

== National team career == On 6 October 2010, N'Gapeth was expelled from the [[France men's national volleyball team|French national volleyball team]] on disciplinary grounds during the [[2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship|World Championship]] in [[Italy]] following an incident in which he insulted then-coach [[Philippe Blain]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2010 |title=Volley : Earvin Ngapeth exclu du groupe France pour raison disciplinaire |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2010/10/06/volley-earvin-ngapeth-exclu-du-groupe-france-pour-raison-disciplinaire_1421339_3242.html |access-date=March 2, 2018 |website=[[Le Monde]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |author= |date=July 21, 2015 |title=Volley: Ngapeth entendu par la police après l'agression d'un contrôleur de train |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/sport/volley-un-joueur-de-l-equipe-de-france-en-garde-a-vue-21-07-2015-1950394_26.php |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[Le Point]] |publisher=}}</ref> Despite this setback, he returned to the national team for the [[2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship|2011 European Championship]]. In 2014, N'Gapeth competed at the [[2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship|World Championship]] held in [[Poland]], where France finished fourth after losing the bronze medal match to [[Germany men's national volleyball team|Germany]]. He played a key role in France’s victorious [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|2015 World League]] campaign. On 18 October 2015, he contributed to France’s [[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Championship]] triumph with a straight-sets 3–0 win over [[Slovenia men's national volleyball team|Slovenia]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=October 18, 2015 |title=France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=21550&ID=700 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127192447/https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=21550&ID=700 |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[European Volleyball Confederation]]}}</ref> In 2017, N'Gapeth was named Most Valuable Player of the [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|World League]], leading France to win the gold medal.<ref name=":2" />

== Awards and honors ==

===Clubs=== [[File:Earvin N'Gapeth, 2022-05-22.jpg|thumb|N'Gapeth with the Asian Championship Medal with [[Paykan Tehran VC]] in [[Tehran|Tehran, Iran]]]] * '''[[CEV Champions League]]''' ** [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2012–13 CEV Champions League|2012/2013]] – with [[Piemonte Volley|Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo]] ** [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2018–19 CEV Champions League|2018/2019]] – with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2020–21 CEV Champions League|2020/2021]] – with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] * '''[[CEV Cup]]''' ** [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2022–23 CEV Cup|2022/2023]] – with [[Modena Volley|Valsa Group Modena]] * '''[[AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]''' ** [[File:Gold medal asia.svg|16px]] '''[[2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2022 Iran]]''' – with [[Paykan Tehran VC]] ** [[File:Bronze medal asia.svg|16px]] [[2024 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|'''2024 Iran''']] – with [[Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi|Jakarta Presisi]] * '''[[FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship|FIVB Club World Championship]]''' ** [[File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] [[2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|Betim 2019]] – with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] * '''National Championships''' ** '''2008/2009''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] French Cup, with [[Tours VB]] ** '''2009/2010''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[LNV Ligue A Masculine|French Championship]], with [[Tours VB]] ** '''2009/2010''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] French Cup, with [[Tours VB]] ** '''2010/2011''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] French Cup, with [[Tours VB]] ** '''2011/2012''' [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2011–12 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]], with [[Modena Volley]] ** '''2011/2012''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] Italian SuperCup, with [[Modena Volley]] ** '''2014/2015''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2014–15 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]], with [[Modena Volley|Parmareggio Modena]] ** '''2014/2015''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Italian Cup, with [[Modena Volley|Parmareggio Modena]] ** '''2015/2016''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]], with [[Modena Volley|DHL Modena]] ** '''2015/2016''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Italian Cup, with [[Modena Volley|DHL Modena]] ** '''2015/2016''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Italian SuperCup, with [[Modena Volley|DHL Modena]] ** '''2016/2017''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Italian SuperCup, with [[Modena Volley|DHL Modena]] ** '''2017/2018''' [[File:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2017–18 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]], with [[Modena Volley|DHL Modena]] ** '''2018/2019''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Volleyball Super League|Russian Super League]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2018/2019''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Volleyball Cup|Russian Cup]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2018/2019''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Men's Volleyball Super Cup|Russian SuperCup]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2019/2020''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Volleyball Super League|Russian Super League]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2019/2020''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Volleyball Cup|Russian Cup]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2020/2021''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Russian Men's Volleyball Super Cup|Russian SuperCup]], with [[VC Zenit-Kazan|Zenit Kazan]] ** '''2021/2022''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Iranian Volleyball Super League|Iranian Super League]], with [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] ** '''2023/2024''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Men's Volleyball League|Turkish Volleyball League]], with [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank]] ** '''2023/2024''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup|Turkish Cup]], with [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank]] ** '''2023/2024''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Men's Volleyball Super Cup|Turkish Super Cup]], with [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank]] ** '''2023/2024''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[Proliga (Indonesia)|Indonesian Proliga]], with [[Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi]] ** '''2024/2025''' [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] [[Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup|Turkish Cup]], with [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball)|Fenerbahçe]]

=== National team === * '''2015''' [[File:Gold medal world.svg|16px]] [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|Volleyball World League]] * '''2015''' [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Championship]] * '''2016''' [[File:Bronze medal world.svg|16px]] [[2016 FIVB Volleyball World League|Volleyball World League]] * '''2017''' [[File:Gold medal world.svg|16px]] [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|Volleyball World League]] * '''2018''' [[File:Silver medal world.svg|16px]] [[2018 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|Volleyball Nations League]] * '''2021''' [[File:Bronze medal world.svg|16px]] [[2021 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|Volleyball Nations League]] * '''2020''' [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|16px]] [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Olympic Games]] * '''2022''' [[File:Gold medal world.svg|16px]] [[2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|Volleyball Nations League]] * '''2024''' [[File:Gold medal world.svg|16px]] [[2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League|Volleyball Nations League]] * '''2024''' [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|16px]] [[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Olympic Games]]

===Youth national team=== * '''2007''' [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|16px]] [[2007 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship|CEV U19 European Championship]] * '''2008''' [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|16px]] [[CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship|CEV U20 European Championship]] * '''2009''' [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|16px]] [[CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship|CEV U19 European Championship]]

===Individual awards=== * '''2008:''' [[CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship|CEV U20 European Championship]] – Most Valuable Player * '''2009:''' [[CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship|CEV U19 European Championship]] – Best Server * '''2009:''' [[CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship|CEV U19 European Championship]] – Most Valuable Player * '''2011:''' [[LNV Ligue A Masculine|French Championship]] – Best Receiver<ref name=":4" /> * '''2011:''' [[LNV Ligue A Masculine|French Championship]] – Most Valuable Player<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Récompenses individuelles LNV |url=http://www.lnv.fr/18/evenements/soiree-des-recompenses.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524152722/http://www.lnv.fr/18/evenements/soiree-des-recompenses.html |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[LNV Ligue A Masculine]]}}</ref> * '''2015:''' Italian Cup – Most Valuable Player * '''2015:''' [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] – Best Outside Spiker * '''2015:''' [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] – Most Valuable Player * '''2015:''' [[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship|CEV European Championship]] – Best Outside Spiker * '''2016:''' [[2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1|Italian Championship]] – Best Player * '''2016:''' [[European Volleyball Confederation|European Confederation Gala]] – Most Spectacular Player * '''2017:''' [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] – Best Outside Spiker * '''2017:''' [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] – Most Valuable Player * '''2021:''' [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Olympic Games Tokyo]] – Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Spiker * '''2022:''' [[2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|Asian Club Championship]] – Best Outside Spiker * '''2022:''' [[2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League#Awards|FIVB Nations League]] – Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Spiker * '''2024:''' [[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Olympic Games Paris]] – Most Valuable Player and Best Outside Spiker * '''2025:''' [[Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup|Turkish Cup]] – Most Valuable Player

== Endorsements == N'Gapeth is sponsored by [[Adidas]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Burcklé |first=Marie |date=October 25, 2016 |title=Sponsoring – Earvin Ngapeth rejoint la Team adidas |url=https://www.sportbuzzbusiness.fr/ngapeth-adidas-sponsor-volley-ball-75984.html |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=Sport Buzz Business}}</ref>

== Legal issues == In December 2014, N'Gapeth was given a [[suspended sentence]] of three months' imprisonment by the [[Montpellier]] criminal court for his involvement in a nightclub brawl in August 2013.<ref name=":0" />

In July 2015, N'Gapeth was arrested following an incident at [[Gare Montparnasse|Paris Montparnasse station]] involving an alleged [[assault]] on a [[TGV]] [[Conductor (rail)|train conductor]]. N'Gapeth and his brother were waiting for a friend when N'Gapeth requested to delay the train’s departure.<ref name=":0" /> The conductor accused N'Gapeth’s brother of blocking the train door, leading to an argument during which N'Gapeth allegedly insulted and struck the conductor, causing minor injuries. It was also reported that N'Gapeth threw a newspaper at the conductor's face. In April 2016, N'Gapeth was sentenced to a three-month suspended prison term and [[Fine (penalty)|fined]] €3,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Agression d'un contrôleur SNCF : le volleyeur Ngapeth condamné à trois mois avec sursis |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/agression-d-un-controleur-sncf-le-volleyeur-ngapeth-condamne-a-trois-mois-avec-sursis-04-04-2016-5685581.php |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[Le Parisien]]}}</ref> However, in March 2018, the [[Court of Appeal of Paris]] [[Acquittal|acquitted]] N'Gapeth of all [[Criminal charge|charges]] related to the incident.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lesage |first=Julien |date=December 11, 2019 |title=Volley : Ngapeth effacé de la campagne contre les agressions sexuelles sur les enfants |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/volley-ngapeth-efface-de-la-campagne-contre-les-agressions-sexuelles-sur-les-enfants-11-12-2019-8215512.php |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[Le Parisien]]}}</ref>

In November 2015, N'Gapeth was involved in a [[Hit and run|hit-and-run]] incident outside the Frozen Club in [[Modena]], Italy, which resulted in injuries to three pedestrians. Two victims sustained minor injuries, while one was critically injured and hospitalized. N'Gapeth fled the scene but later turned himself in to the Italian authorities by voluntarily going to the prosecutor's office to confess. Following the incident, [[Modena Volley]] imposed a temporary suspension on him for several games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2015 |title=Italie : Earvin Ngapeth heurte trois piétons |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Volley-ball/Actualites/Italie-earvin-ngapeth-heurte-trois-pietons/606696 |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[L'Équipe]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bortolotti |first=Luca |date=November 10, 2015 |title=Modena, investe tre pedoni e scappa: si costituisce stella del volley francese |url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/11/10/news/modena_investe_tre_pedoni_e_scappa_si_costituisce_stella_del_volley_francese-127047069/ |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[la Repubblica]]}}</ref> In May 2018, he [[Plea|pleaded guilty]] before a judge in Modena and was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term along with a suspended [[Driver's license|driving license]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Investì tre pedoni e fuggì: Ngapeth patteggia un anno |url=https://www.lapressa.it/articoli/la_nera/invest-tre-pedoni-e-fugg-ngapeth-patteggia-un-anno |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=La Pressa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2018 |title=Investì tre pedoni e fuggì: un anno al pallavolista Ngapeth |url=https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/05/21/news/investi_tre_pedoni_e_fuggi_un_anno_al_pallavolista_ngapeth-196999881/ |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[la Repubblica]]}}</ref>

In December 2017, N'Gapeth was stopped by Modena traffic police during a [[Traffic stop|routine check]] and found to be [[Drunk driving|driving under the influence of alcohol]]. Following an evening spent at a wine bar and the Frozen Club in Modena, Italy, with his teammates, he was measured to have a [[Blood alcohol content|blood alcohol level]] of 1.98 g/L, nearly four times the Italian legal limit of 0.50 g/L. As a result, his driver's license was immediately revoked, and the car he was traveling in was [[Towing|towed]] away.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reggianini |first=Paolo |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Volley: Ngapeth ancora nei guai, ritiro della patente per guida in stato di ebbrezza |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Volley/05-12-2017/volley-ngapeth-ancora-guai-ritiro-patente-guida-stato-ebrezza-2401471675.shtml |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]}}</ref>

In December 2019, N'Gapeth was arrested in [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil, following allegations of [[sexual assault]]. A woman accused him of slapping her [[buttocks]] during a party at a local nightclub. N'Gapeth told authorities that he believed the woman was a friend and that he did not intend to cause harm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savarese |first=Mauricio |date=December 9, 2019 |title=French volleyball star arrested in Brazil for sexual assault |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/volleyball/french-volleyball-star-arrested-in-brazil-sexual-assault-1.5389928 |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[CBC.ca]]}}</ref> He was held in custody for over 24 hours before being released on [[bail]] set at €10,000. Following the incident, the [[Minister of Sports (France)|French Ministry of Sports]] removed N'Gapeth from a video campaign against [[sexual violence]], citing precautionary measures despite his [[presumption of innocence]].<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life == N'Gapeth is of [[Demographics of Cameroon|Cameroonian]] descent through his father, [[Eric N'Gapeth|Éric N'Gapeth]], who was born in [[Cameroon]] and represented [[France at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Volleyball|France in volleyball at the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":2" />

N'Gapeth was named after [[basketball]] player [[Magic Johnson|Earvin "Magic" Johnson]] by his father, who has long been an avid basketball fan.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lesage |first=Julien |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Aux origines du talent d’Earvin Ngapeth avec son père Éric : « Il a toujours eu un ballon dans les mains » |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/volleyball/aux-origines-du-talent-dearvin-ngapeth-avec-son-pere-eric-il-a-toujours-eu-un-ballon-dans-les-mains-05-08-2024-X74DH6WN7NHHVOPARETVP2MDDY.php |access-date=November 5, 2025 |website=[[Le Parisien]]}}</ref>

N'Gapeth has described his volleyball career as highly fulfilling, expressing no regrets about choosing volleyball over football. He noted that the life of a professional footballer appears more complex, with greater pressure and heightened media scrutiny. Nevertheless, he has expressed a desire to have continued playing football for a longer period, as he finds the sport itself genuinely engaging. Outside of his volleyball career, N'Gapeth maintains his passion for football by playing [[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]] on his [[PlayStation]] and organizing informal matches with friends at local football pitches during his spare time.<ref name=":3" />

N'Gapeth supports [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] as his favorite football club and cites [[Zinedine Zidane]] as his favorite footballer.<ref name=":3" />

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==External links== {{Commons|position=left}} * {{FIVB player|119800|Earvin Ngapeth}} * {{CEV player|1642|Earvin Ngapeth}} * [https://www.legavolley.it/player/NGA-EAR-91 Earvin N'Gapeth] at ''LegaVolley.it'' * [https://worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/7604/earvin-ngapeth.html Earvin N'Gapeth] at ''WorldofVolley.com'' * [https://volleybox.net/earvin-ngapeth-p480 Earvin Ngapeth] at ''Volleybox.net'' * {{Olympedia|133927|Earvin N'Gapeth}} * {{Olympics.com|earvin-ngapeth|Earvin Ngapeth}} * {{Team France|earvin-ngapeth|Earvin Ngapeth}} * {{Instagram|name=Earvin Ngapeth}}

{{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sérgio Santos (volleyball)|Sérgio Santos]] | after = TBD | title = Most Valuable Player [[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | years = [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Tokyo 2020]] [[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Paris 2024]] }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Lucarelli Souza]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Russell]] | after = TBD | title = Best Outside Spiker of [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | years = [[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Tokyo 2020]] (with {{flagicon|Russia|roc-olympics}} [[Egor Kliuka]]) [[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Paris 2024]] (with {{flagicon|France}} [[Trévor Clévenot]]) }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wallace de Souza]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Kurek]] | after = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Paweł Zatorski]] | title = Most Valuable Player [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|FIVB Nations League]] | years = [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|Bologna 2022]] }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Yoandy Leal]] {{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]] | after = {{flagicon|POL}} [[Aleksander Śliwka]] {{flagicon|JAP}} [[Yūki Ishikawa]] | title = Best Outside Spiker of [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|FIVB Nations League]] | years = [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League|Bologna 2022]] (with {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Trévor Clévenot]]) }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]] | after = {{flagicon|SER}} [[Marko Ivović]] | title = Most Valuable Player [[FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] | years = [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|Rio de Janeiro 2015]] }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]] {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Lucarelli]] | after = {{flagicon|SER}} [[Marko Ivović]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antonin Rouzier]] | title = Best Outside Spiker of [[FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] | years = [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|Rio de Janeiro 2015]] (with {{flagicon|POL}} [[Michał Kubiak]]) }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|SER}} [[Marko Ivović]] | after = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maxim Mikhaylov]] | title = Most Valuable Player [[FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] | years = [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|Curitiba 2017]] }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|SER}} [[Marko Ivović]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antonin Rouzier]] | after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Sander]] {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dmitry Volkov (volleyball)|Dmitry Volkov]] | title = Best Outside Spiker of [[FIVB Volleyball World League|FIVB World League]] | years = [[2017 FIVB Volleyball World League|Curitiba 2017]] (with {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Lucarelli]]) }} {{s-end}}

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