Kenya Fujinaka

Kenya Fujinaka (藤中 謙也, Fujinaka Kenya, born (1993-07-25)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]

Kenya Fujinaka
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993
Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJapan Suntory Sunbirds [2]
NumberClub #10
National Team #37
Career
YearsTeams
2016 – presentSuntory Sunbirds
National team
2015, 2020 Japan
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Team

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

Individual awards

References


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