| Nicolas Maréchal | |
| Nationality: | French Polish |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sainte-Catherine, France |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Weight: | 94 kg |
| Spike: | 350 cm |
| Block: | 340 cm |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Currentclub: | Modena Volley |
| Currentnumber: | 16 |
| Years: | 2005–2006 2006–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022 2022– |
| Teams: | Harnes VB Tourcoing LM Stade Poitevin Poitiers AS Cannes Jastrzębski Węgiel Skra Bełchatów İstanbul BBSK Bunge Ravenna Yenisey Krasnoyarsk Asseco Resovia VfB Friedrichshafen Ural Ufa Tours VB Modena Volley |
| Nationalyears: | 2008–2016 |
Nicolas Maréchal (born 4 March 1987) is a French professional volleyball player with Polish citizenship (since 8 April 2013), a former member of the France national team. The 2015 European Champion, and the 2015 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for Modena Volley.[1]
On 4 August 2015, his girlfriend Vatsana Phrasathane gave birth to their son Nathan.
He played for Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel in the 2013/2014 season, winning a bronze medal in the Polish Championship 2012/2013 and another in the CEV Champions League 2014 after winning a match against VC Zenit-Kazan. In 2014 he left Jastrzębski Węgiel. On May 29, 2014, it was announced that Marechal would play for PGE Skra Bełchatów in the upcoming 2014/2015 season.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.[3] On October 18, 2015 French national team, including Marechal, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[6] Few days later, he left club and went to Turkish team İstanbul Belediyesi.[7] In 2020 he started playing for german club VFB Friedrichshafen