Javier Concepción

Javier Concepción
Personal information
Full name	Javier Octavio Concepción Rojas
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 Havana, Cuba
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	356 cm (140 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Iran Shahdab Yazd
Number	5
Career
Years Teams 2015–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2024 2024 2024–2025 La Habana Obras de San Juan AZS Olsztyn Stade Poitevin Poitiers ASK Nizhny Novgorod Shahdab Yazd
National team
Cuba
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Cuba FIVB Challenger Cup Gold medal – first place 2022 Seoul Silver medal – second place 2019 Ljubljana Pan American Games Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Pan American Cup Gold medal – first place 2016 Mexico City Gold medal – first place 2019 Colima City Gold medal – first place 2022 Gatineau Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gatineau Bronze medal – third place 2018 Córdoba NORCECA Championship Gold medal – first place 2019 Canada Silver medal – second place 2015 Mexico

Javier Octavio Concepción Rojas (born 27 December 1997) is a Cuban volleyball player. He is part of the Cuban national team. He participated at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. At the professional club level, he plays for Stade Poitevin Poitiers.

Clubs

Club history

Club	Season(s)	Position
ASK Nizhny Novgorod	2024/25	Middle-blocker
Alterna Stade Poitevin	2021/22 – 2023/24	Middle-blocker
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn	2020/21	Middle-blocker
Obras San Juan Voley	2019/20	Middle-blocker
Leones de La Habana	2015/16 – 2018/19	Middle-blocker

Sporting achievements

Youth national team

• 2017 File:Simple silver cup.svg U21 Pan American Cup
• 2017 File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg FIVB U21 World Championship
• 2018 File:Simple gold cup.svg U23 Pan American Cup

Individual awards

• 2017: U21 Pan American Cup – Best Middle Blocker

External links

• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net