Don't Mess With This Short Volleyball Player !!! Yuji Nishida | Monster of the Vertical Jump

Don't Mess With This Short Volleyball Player !!! Yuji Nishida | Monster of the Vertical Jump. Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji, born 30 January 2000) is a Japanese left-handed volleyball player. Currently, he plays for JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1.

Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Osaka Blazers Sakai. His impressive debut at the young age of 17 soon earned him a position in JTEKT's Starting 6,[4] as well as Japan men's national volleyball team. Nishida also led the team finishing seventh place after 29 years, in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Nishida is one of the youngest players in the 2018 roster of the Japan men's national volleyball team and FIVB cup Final.[5] He made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. In June 2018, he played a pivotal role in securing Japan's first win in 11 years against Italy where he collected 24 points from 21 spikes and 3 aces.[6] In September 2018, in a match against Argentina in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Nishida became the youngest player ever to score 30 points in a match.[7] In June 2019, Nishida broke serving records in the VNL history after hitting 7 aces in a single game during a match against Canada.

Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season.[9][10][11] He received MVP of the match awards thrice in spite of an injury and subsequent 2-month recovery. Nishida would become the highest scorer of his team, with a personal one-match record of 29 points, and held the record for the most aces in one match during the league's first round of the 2021/22 season with 8 aces.

Personal information
Full name Yuji Nishida
Nationality Japanese
Born 30 January 2000 (age 23)
Mie, Japan
Hometown Inabe
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Spike 350 cm (138 in)[2]
Block 335 cm (132 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite spiker
Current club Japan JTEKT Stings
Number 1 (national team)
14 (club)
Career
Years Teams
2017–2021 Japan JTEKT Stings
2021–2022 Italy Volley Callipo
2022–present Japan JTEKT Stings
National team
2017
2018–present Japan U-19 national team
Japan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing Japan

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