Fabian Drzyzga (born 3 January 1990) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as a setter for Fenerbahçe. Drzyzga took part in 2

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) and won the

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title in both

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and

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Personal life

Drzyzga was born in

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, because of his father

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, a volleyball player and member of the French volleyball team, JSA Bordeaux. His father is currently a sports commentator giving a running commentary of Polish national team and

PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 14 teams league from Oc ...

matches. Fabian's brother – Tomasz (born 1985) is a former volleyball player. On 3 September 2016 he married Monika Król. In March 2018 he announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child.

Career

Club

He joined

AZS Częstochowa KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). They competed in the Polish top league from 1979 to 2017. During its existence, Częstochowa won 6 national ...

in 2008. In 2012, Częstochowa won the

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after the final matches against

AZS Politechnika Warszawska Projekt Warsaw, officially known as PGE Projekt Warszawa, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Warsaw in central Poland. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga, the top flight of Polish volleyball. The club started as the volleyball se ...

. In 2012 he left the club from

Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship. However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not Si ...

and joined

. After one season he changed club and signed a contract with the Polish Champion of 2012 and 2013 – Asseco Resovia. In the 2013/2014 season, Resovia won the Polish SuperCup and a silver medal of the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0–3 in matches, to three wins) against

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. On 29 March 2015 Asseco Resovia, including Drzyzga, achieved silver medal of the

2014–15 CEV Champions League The 2014–15 CEV Champions League was the 56th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 28 teams have been drawn to 7 pools of 4 tea ...

. Drzyzga was named ''The Best Setter'' of the Final Four

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. In April 2015 he signed next two-year contract until 2017. In April 2015 he achieved his first title of Polish Champion with club from

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...

. In June 2017, he moved to

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National team

Drzyzga debuted in the Polish national team in 2010, but also represented Poland as a cadet in the past. He won a silver medal of the U19 European Championship in 2007. He was appointed for the first time to the senior national team by

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in 2009. Drzyzga is a bronze medalist of the 2011 European Championship. On 16 August 2014, he was appointed to the national team at

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held in

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. On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the

. On 27 October 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President of that time

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– Gold Cross of Merit ''for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland''. On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved its third title of the

. Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia *

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...

2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia *

2011–12 – with

2017–18 – with

* Domestic ** 2013–14 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been p ...

, with Asseco Resovia ** 2014–15 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2017–18 Simple gold cup

Greek League Cup The Greek League Cup (), officially known as the EPAE Cup () was a Greek association football competition, took place only once, in the 1989–90 season. On 2 June 1990 AEK Athens became the only winner of the institution after winning Olympiaco ...

, with Olympiacos ** 2017–18 Gold medal with cup

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, with Olympiacos ** 2019–20 Gold medal with cup

Russian Championship, with

Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Novosibirsk () is a Russian professional volleyball club, based in Novosibirsk, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League. Achievements * CEV Champions League *: (x1) 2013 * FIVB Club World Championship *: (x1) 2013 * Russian Cham ...

** 2024–25 Simple gold cup

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, with Fenerbahçe

Youth national team

* 2007

CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

* 2015:

– Best setter * 2015:

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– Best setter * 2021: FIVB Nations League – Best setter

State awards

* 2014: Gold Cross of Merit * 2018: POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drzyzga, Fabian 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Bordeaux Polish men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Polish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate volleyball players in Greece Polish expatriate volleyball players in Russia Polish expatriate volleyball players in Turkey AZS Częstochowa players Projekt Warsaw players Resovia (volleyball) players Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Fenerbahçe S.K. (men's volleyball) players Setters (volleyball) 21st-century Polish sportsmen