The Day When 19 Years Old Yuki Ishikawa Shocked the Volleyball World !!!

The Day When 19 Years Old Yuki Ishikawa Shocked the Volleyball World !!!
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki, born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.

Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan.
Currently, his wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo.

Ishikawa was named "Best Outside Spiker" award at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as "Most Valuable Player" award at the Asian Championship (2017).

As of April 2021, Ishikawa is the captain of the Japan men's national volleyball team, and plays as an outside hitter. He currently plays in the Italian Volleyball League (7th consecutive seasons) for Allianz Milano.

In the 2014–2015 season, Ishikawa played for the Italian team Parmareggio Modena about 3 months after the end of the All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship.[6] According to an official of the Japan Association, he was the first student to challenge an overseas league through university (He was the first university freshman to play volleyball in the Italian Volleyball League).[7] In the 2015–2016 season, he returned to Japan to continue playing for Chuo University's club. In December 2016, he transferred to Italy again, played for Top Volley Latina until 2018.[8][9] During this time, he was an exchange student while actually still playing for his university.

After graduating from university in March 2018, Ishikawa signed his first professional contract with the Italian team Emma Villas Siena (The club was ranked up to the Italian Volleyball League in 2018–2019 season).[10] He moved to Kioene Padova in the next season.[11] He changed club again in 2020, to Allianz Milano,[12] and he extended his contract until the 2021–2022 season.

In September 2015, Ishikawa participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan for the first time.[28] The Japanese team finished in 6th place and he won the first "Best Outside Spiker" award of FIVB's tournament as a member of the senior national team.[29][30]

In July 2017, Ishikawa participated in the 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Gresik, Indonesia for the first time[31] (He wasn't called to the tournament in 2015).[32] The Japanese team won the gold medal and he also won the first "Most Valuable Player" award as a member of the senior national team.[33]

In 2021, Ishikawa became the captain of the Japan men's national volleyball team,[34] and was assigned to lead the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[35][36] The Japanese team finished in 7th place after losing to the Brazil team with a set count 0–3 in the quarterfinals.

Personal information
Full name Yūki Ishikawa
Nationality Japanese
Born 11 December 1995 (age 26)
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Spike 351 cm (138 in)
Block 327 cm (129 in)
College(s) Chuo University
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter
Current club Italy Allianz Milano
Number 14
Career
Years Teams
2005–2008 Japan Yahagi Minami Elementary School
2008–2011 Japan Yahagi Junior High School
2011–2014 Japan Seijoh High School
2014 Japan Chuo University
2014–2015 Italy Parmareggio Modena
2015–2016 Japan Chuo University
2016 Japan Chuo University
2016–2017 Italy Top Volley Latina
2017 Japan Chuo University
2017–2018 Italy Taiwan Excellence Latina
2018–2019 Italy Emma Villas Siena
2019–2020 Italy Kioene Padova
2020– Italy Allianz Milano
National team
2012–2013 Japan under-19 national team
2013–2014 Japan under-21 national team
2014– Japan senior national team

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