| Kenya Fujinaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1993 Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Suntory Sunbirds [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Club #10 National Team #37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenya Fujinaka (藤中 謙也, Fujinaka Kenya, born 25 July 1993) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Suntory Sunbirds.[3] He used to play for Senshu University.[4] He started volleyball at the age of seven under the influence of his parents.[5] He used to attend Ube Commercial High School.[6]
Personal life
Kenya Fujinaka has two younger brothers who are playing volleyball in V.League as well. Younger brother Yuto Fujinaka (藤中 優斗) who plays as outside hitter in JTEKT Stings while the youngest brother Soshi Fujinaka (藤中 颯志) joins VC Nagano Trident as Libero.[7]
He's married[8] and has a son.[9]
Honours
Club teams
- 2020-21 V. League —
Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds[10] - 2021-22 V. League — Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2022 Asian Club Championship —
Silver medal, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2023 Asian Club Championship —
Gold medal, with Suntory Sunbirds
Individual awards
- 2022–23 V. League — Receive award
- 2023 Kurowashiki tournament – Best SIX
References
- ^ "藤中謙也、優斗、颯志3兄弟のタテヨココネクション【Vリーガーミニ相関図】". 月刊バレーボール (in Japanese). 15 March 2023.
- ^ "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
- ^ "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
- ^ "Team Roster – Japanmen's volleyball team". fivb.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
- ^ "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
- ^ NEXt, 投稿者 VOLLEYBALL (21 January 2022). "藤中三兄弟の三男・颯志がV1デビュー。兄弟対決もリーグ後半戦の見どころに。". VOLLEYBALL NEXt (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Kenya Fujinaka on Instagram: "I felt happiness⛩ 2019.12.9 最高の1日でした。 #結婚式 #上賀茂神社 #紅葉 #京都 #和婚 #袴 #色打掛 #watabewedding #どれかを #年賀状 #の写真にしよ"". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Kenya Fujinaka on Instagram: "3月28日に長男が誕生しました。 頑張ってくれた妻に、 2人のもとに生まれてきてくれたことに 感謝です。 愛おしい👶 #長男 #誕生 #男の子 #藤中謙也 #藤中Jr #親バカ #先輩パパ #栗山先輩 #松林先輩 #同い年 #同い年ベビー #インスタLive #ありがとうございました"". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "V.League 1 men's -record". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
- profile at FIVB.org
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This page was last edited on 23 May 2024, at 14:37