The Game When Wilfredo Leon Became a Yuji Nishida Fan

Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji, born 30 January 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player. Currently, he plays for Volley Callipo in Italian Volleyball League.

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 as well as Japan men's national volleyball team. Nishida is also representing Japan in the Tokyo Olympics.

He is one of the youngest players in the 2018 roster of the Japan men's national volleyball team and FIVB cup Final. 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. 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. In June 2019, Nishida broke serving records in the VNL history after hitting 7 aces in a single game during a match against Bulgaria

Yūji Nishida
Personal information
Full name Yuji Nishida
Nickname Yuji
Nationality Japanese
Born 30 January 2000 (age 21) Mie, Japan
Hometown Inabe
Height 1.86 m
Weight 87 kg
Spike 350 cm
Block 335 cm
Volleyball information
Position Opposite Spiker
Current club Italy Volley Callipo
Number 11 (National Team)
2 (Volley Callipo)

Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a Cuban–Polish professional volleyball player, member of the Cuba men's national volleyball team in 2007–2012, and a current member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and Italian club Sir Safety Perugia, silver medallist of the 2010 World Championship, NORCECA Champion (2009, 2011), Cuban Champion (2009, 2010, 2011), Russian Champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).

Considered by many as one of a kind he led Cuba to the silver medal at the world championship 2010 in Italy, alongside Yoandy Leal and Robertlandy Simon considered one of the leaders of the "Generation of Miracle" of Cuba volleyball and by many experts.

Personal information
Full name Wilfredo León Venero
Nickname Leo
Nationality Cuba Cuban
Poland Polish Born 31 July 1993 (age 28)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height 2.02 m
Weight 96 kg
Spike 370 cm
Block 346 cm
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current team Italy Sir Safety Perugia
Number 9

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