USAM Nîmes is a French handball team based in Nîmes, that plays in the LNH Division 1.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
NamePeriodUnion Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard1960–present
Kit manufacturers
PeriodKit manufacturer - 2011 Puma 2011–present Kappa
Kits
HOME
AWAY
Results LNH Division 1: Winners: (4) 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 Runner-Up: (4) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994 Coupe de France: Winners: 1985, 1986, 1994 Finalists: 1989, 2018 EHF Champions League: Semifinalists: 1994
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 season USAM Nîmes GardGoalkeepers 1 Dylan Soyez 12 Wesley Pardin Right Wingers 3 Rémi Peyre 20 Damien Gibernon 91 Mohammad Sanad Left Wingers 6 Julien Rebichon (c) 13 Guéric Vincent Line players 2 Tom Poyet 17 Hugo Kamtchop-Baril 41 Sebastian Kaczor
Left Backs 8 Yoann Gibelin 14 José Luciano Costa da Silva 27 Jean-Jacques Acquevillo Central Backs 5 Lou Derisbourg 10 Jesper Konradsson 18 Boïba Sissoko Right Backs 24 Luc Tobie 48 Mohab Abdelhak
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Mohammad Sanad (RW) from Istres Provence Handballhttps://handnews.fr/2026/lms-sanad-signe-son-retour-a-lusam/ Michael Kusio (RB) from BSV Bernhttps://www.handball.ch/de/news/2026/kusio-wechsel-fra/ Yahor Stasiuk (GK) from RK Radovljica Toke Schröder (LB) from US Ivry Handball
Leaving Gustaf Wedberg (RW) to Tyresö HF Wesley Pardin (GK) to Tremblay Handballhttps://handnews.fr/2026/lms-tremblay-mise-sur-lexperience-avec-wesley-pardin/ Reyhan Zuzo (CB) to Tremblay Handball
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Máté Ónodi-Jánoskúti (RB) from Ferencvárosi TChttps://www.fradi.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda/hirek/onodi-janoskuti-mate-a-francia-elvonalban-folytatja Gustaf Wedberg (RW) from IK Sävehof Harun Hodžić (GK) from Chambéry SMBHhttps://handnews.fr/2024/lms-le-gardien-de-but-harun-hodzic-quitte-chambery-pour-nimes/ Arthur Anquetil (LW) from Chambéry SMBH Jean-Loup Faustin (CB) from US Dunkerque HB Aleksandar Antić (RW) back from loan at Grand Besançon Doubs Handball Reyhan Zuzo (CB) back from loan at Caen Handball
Leaving Mohammad Sanad (RW) to Istres Provence Handballhttps://handnews.fr/2025/lms-legyptien-mohammad-sanad-arrive-a-istres-provence/ Jesper Konradsson (CB) to Sønderjyske Handboldhttps://soenderjyskehh.dk/2024/12/21/jesper-konradsson-skifter-til-sonderjyske-herrehandbold-fra-2025-2/ Tom Poyet (LP) to IK Sävehof Boïba Sissoko (LW) to US Créteil Handball José Luciano Costa da Silva (LB) on loan at Madeira Andebol SADhttps://www.dnoticias.pt/2025/7/20/456807-maritimo-andebol-sad-contrata-luciano-silva/ Mohab Abdelhak (RB) to THW Kielhttps://thw-handball.de/weitere/2025/12/thw-kiel-verpflichtet-jungen-aegyptischen-nationalspieler-mohab-abdelhak-ist-ein-zebra/
Former club members
Notable former players
Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (2019–) Cédric Burdet (2009-2010) Rémi Desbonnet (2013–2022) Philippe Debureau (1994-1996) Yohan Delattre (1993-1994) Gilles Derot (1983–1994) Grégoire Detrez (2001–2008) Benjamin Gallego (2010–) Dylan Garain (2018–2019) Philippe Gardent (1990–1992) Christian Gaudin (1987–1994) Andrej Golić (1991-1992) Michaël Guigou (2019–2022) Franck Junillon (2010-2012) Christophe Kempé (1995–1996) Guéric Kervadec (1993–1994) Denis Lathoud (1992-1994) Olivier Marroux (2014–2017) Bruno Martini (2005-2007) Olivier Maurelli (1998–2000) Franck Maurice (1999–2002) Philippe Médard (1989-1992) Quentin Minel (2020–) O'Brian Nyateu (2017–) Alain Portes (1982-1994) Elohim Prandi (2017-2020) Julien Rebichon (2005–) Guillaume Saurina (2006–2010, 2011-2016) Stéphane Stoecklin (1990–1994) Luc Tobie (2016–) Frédéric Volle (1980–1992) Malik Boubaiou (2006–2013) Micke Brasseleur (2018–2020) Hichem Kaabeche (2017–2018, 2019-2020) Abdelkader Rahim (2013–2015) Zlatko Saračević (1991-1994) Mirza Šarić (2005-2006) Irfan Smajlagić (1993-1994) Ahmed Hesham (2020-) Mohammad Sanad (2017-) Garcia Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2014-2017) Attila Borsos (1991-1992) Snorri Guðjónsson (2015-2017) Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2014-2018) Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2007-2008) Yassine Idrissi (2000-2008, 2011-2016) Henrik Jakobsen (2021-) Sorin Toacsen (1995-1996, 2000-2003) Vid Kavtičnik (2020-2021) Aljoša Rezar (2016-2017) Stevan Sretenović (2016-2017) Teodor Paul (2017-2022) Heykel Megannem (2005-2007)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 1996–1998 Gilles Baron 1998–2000 Boro Golić 2000–2003 Gilles Baron 2003–2006 Christophe Mazel 2006-2009 Alain Portes 2009–2011 Laurent Puigségur 2011–2014 Jérôme Chauvet 2014–2022 Franck Maurice 2022 Yann Balmossière 2022–2023 Ljubomir Vranjes 2023– Yann Balmossière
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