Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball is a

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club from

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. Currently, Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball competes in the French First League of Handball.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' ;Goalkeepers *1 Jože Baznik * 12 Gustaf Banke ;Wingers ;LW: *3 Adrian Casqueiro *4

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;RW: *8 Gabriel Loesch * 17 Antoine Tissot ;Line players * 15

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* 32 Andrea Parisini * 34 Paul Louis Guiraudou ;Back players ;LB: * 11

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* 13 Rohnan Conte-Prat ;CB: * 28

Ian Tarrafeta Ian Tarrafeta Serrano (born 4 January 1999) is a Spanish handball player who plays for Pays d'Aix UC and the Spanish national team. Club career Tarrafeta comes from Sabadell, a suburb of Barcelona. He made his debut in the EHF Cup and in the h ...

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Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' Joining *

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(CB) from

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Former club members

Notable former players

William Accambray William Gérald Accambray (born 8 April 1988) is a French handball player who plays for Saran Loiret Handball and for the French national team. With the French national team, he is a three time world champion, in 2011, 2015 and 2017. He is th ...

(2020–2023) * Baptiste Bonnefond (2019–2021) *

Nicolas Claire Nicolas Claire (born 10 July 1987) is a French handball player for Tremblay-en-France Handball and the French national team. He was part of the French team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 20 ...

(2019–2023) *

Théo Derot Théo Derot (born 17 June 1992) is a French handball player who plays for Martigues Handball in the French third tier. He has previously feature for the French national team. He participated at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. He ...

(2017–2019) *

Jérôme Fernandez Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a French handball coach and former handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1,463 ...

(2015–2017) * Samuel Honrubia (2019–2021) *

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(1998–2005) * Luka Karabatic (2012–2015) *

Nikola Karabatić Nikola Karabatić (born 11 April 1984) is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history. With the French national handball team, he won three Olympic gold medals (Summer Olympics ...

(2013) * Romain Lagarde (2021–2025) *

Yanis Lenne Yanis Lenne (born 29 June 1996) is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball and the French national handball team. He is the older brother of fellow Montpellier player Arthur Lenne. Career Yanis Lenne started playing handball at S� ...

(2018-2019) * Aymeric Minne (2015–2019) * Wesley Pardin (2017–2024) * Yohann Ploquin (2013-2015) * Luc Tobie (2012–2016) * Ayoub Abdi (2016–2017) * Micke Brasseleur (2021–2022) *

Abdérazak Hamad Abdérazak Hamad (born June 25, 1975) is an Algerian handballer, currently playing as a pivot for French second division side Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball. Hamad is a key member of the Algerian national handball team, which he has rep ...

(2009–2012) * Tahar Labane (2008–2010) * Sid Ali Yahia (2009–2012) * Thomas Bauer (2016-2017) *

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(2014–2015) * Mirza Šarić (2009-2011) * Michal Kasal (2016) * Mohamed Mamdouh (2016–2017) *

Ali Zein Ali Zein Mohamed al-Hawwari (; born 14 December 1990) is an Egyptian handball player for Romanian side Dinamo București player and the Egyptian national team. Club career Zein was born in Abu Mina', Qena Governorate, hailing from the Hawwar ...

(2016–2018) * Juan Andreu (2015–2019) * Imanol Garciandia (2020–2021) *

Iosu Goñi Leoz Iosu Goñi Leoz (born 4 January 1990) is a Spanish handball player for Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball and the Spanish team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship wa ...

(2013–2020) *

Isaías Guardiola Isaías Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984, in Petrer) is a Spanish handballer who plays for TBV Lemgo and the Spanish national team. He is a twin brother of Gedeón Guardiola Gedeón Guardiola Villaplana (born 1 October 1984) is a ...

(2015–2016) *

Iñaki Peciña Iñaki Peciña Tomé (born 31 May 1988) is a Spanish handball player for the French club Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball and the Spain men's national handball team, Spanish national team. In 2022 he won silver medals at the 2022 European Men ...

(2017–2022) * Joan Saubich (2015–2016) *

(2020-) * Alexandros Vasilakis (2013–2014) *

Kristján Örn Kristjánsson Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (born 25 December 1997) is an Icelandic handball player for Pays d'Aix UC and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Ch ...

(2020–2024) * Gerdas Babarskas (2022-2024) * Ole Erevik (2015–2017) *

Dean Bombač Dean Bombač (born 4 April 1989) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for ETO-SZESE Győr FKC and the Slovenia national team. References External links * * * Dean Bombacat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics ( ...

(2014) * Klemen Cehte (2014–2015) * Darko Cingesar (2017–2020) *

Vid Kavtičnik Vid Kavtičnik (born 24 May 1984) is a retired Slovenian handball player. With Slovenia, he competed at the 2004 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023. References External linksVid ...

(2019–2020) * Borut Oslak (2011–2013) * Vladica Stojanović (2012–2016) * Philip Stenmalm (2018–2019) * Sergiy Onufriyenko (2016–2018)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * Handball clubs in France Aix-en-Provence Handball clubs established in 1955 1955 establishments in France Sport in Bouches-du-Rhône {{France-sport-team-stub