Kissada Nilsawai

Kissada Nilsawai

Kissada in 2018

Personal information

Full name

Kissada Yamine Nilsawai

Born

17 April 1992
Samut Prakan, Thailand

Height

2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)

Weight

112 kg (247 lb)

Spike

350 cm (11 ft 6 in)

Block

335 cm (11 ft 0 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Middle Blocker

Current club

Nakhon Ratchasima

Number

25

National team

2011–present

Honours

Men's Volleyball

Representing Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
	Jakarta-Palembang 2011	Team
	Naypyidaw 2013	Team
	Singapore 2015	Team
	Kuala Lumpur 2017	Team

Kissada Yamine Nilsawai (Thai: กฤษฎา นิลไสว; RTGS: Kritsada Ninsawai, born 14 April 1992) is a Thai volleyball player who is currently the captain of the Thailand men's national volleyball team.^[1] He is of Malian descent and is the first volleyball player of African ancestry to represent Thailand at international level.^[2]^[3]

Clubs

Chonburi (2011–2016)
Air Force (2016–2019)
Diamond Food (2020–2022)
Nakhon Ratchasima (2022–2024)

Awards

Individual

Clubs

2010-11 Thailand League - Champion, with Chonburi
2011-12 Thailand League - Champion, with Chonburi
2012-13 Thailand League - Bronze Medal, with Chonburi
2013-14 Thailand League - Runner-up, with Chonburi
2014 Thai–Denmark Super League - Champion, with Chonburi
2015 Thai–Denmark Super League - Champion, with Chonburi
2015–16 Thailand League - Bronze Medal, with Chonburi E-Tech Air Force
2016–17 Thailand League - Champion, with Air Force
2017 Thai–Denmark Super League - Runner-up, with Air Force
2017–18 Thailand League - Champion, with Air Force
2018 Thai–Denmark Super League - Champion, with Air Force
2017–18 Thailand League - Champion, with Air Force
2019 Thai–Denmark Super League - Runner-Up, with Air Force

Royal decoration

2015 - Silver Medalist (Seventh Class) of The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn^[4]

References