Yūki Ishikawa

Yūki Ishikawa
Yūki Ishikawa
Personal information
Full name	Yūki Ishikawa
Nationality	Japanese
Born	11 December 1995; Aichi, Japan
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	351 cm (138 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
College(s)	Chuo University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter
Current club	Power Volley Milano
Number	14
Career
2014–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2018; 2018–2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021	Parmareggio Modena; Chuo University; Top Volley Latina; Emma Villas Siena; Kioene Padova; Power Volley Milano
National team
2014–	Japan
	Last updated: 11 December 2020

Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi, Prefecture. He's a member of the Japan Men's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. He currently plays in the Italian Volleyball League for the club, Power Volley Milano.

Career

In 2014 and 2015, Ishikawa played for the Italian team Parmareggio Modena.[1] He then returned to Japan to play professionally. In 2016, he played for the Italian club Top Volley Latina. During this time, he was an exchange student while actually still playing for his university. After graduating from Chuo University in 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the Italian team Emma Villas Siena.

His sister, Mayu Ishikawa,[2] is a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team.[3]

Sporting achievements

Individually

2012 Asian Youth Championship – Best Scorer
2015 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Receiver
2015 FIVB World Cup – Best Outside Spiker
2015 FIVB World Cup – 4th Best Spiker
2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament – 2nd Best Outside Spiker[4]
2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – 1st Best Outside Spiker[5]
2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – Most Valuable Player[6]
2019 FIVB World Cup – Best Outside Spiker

References

石川、イタリア１部・モデナ短期留学　学生初の海外Ｌ挑戦 - sponichi.co.jp - 11-10-2014
Mayu Ishikawa
"News detail - Rising star Mayu Ishikawa follows in her brother's footsteps". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
"Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.
"JAPAN DEMOLISH KAZAKHSTAN 3-1 IN FINAL SHOWDOWN TO CAPTURE BACK-TO-BACK ASIAN TITLE – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
"JAPAN DEMOLISH KAZAKHSTAN 3-1 IN FINAL SHOWDOWN TO CAPTURE BACK-TO-BACK ASIAN TITLE – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Japan	2nd Best Outside Spiker of FIVB World Cup 2019 ex aequo Wilfredo León	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Japan	2nd Best Outside Spiker of FIVB World Cup 2015 ex aequo Osmany Juantorena	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Pouria Fayazi	1st Best Outside Spiker of Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 2017 ex aequo Vitaliy Vorivodin	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Kunihiro Shimizu	Most Valuable Player of Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 2017	Succeeded by TBD

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[1] 石川、イタリア１部・モデナ短期留学　学生初の海外Ｌ挑戦 - sponichi.co.jp - 11-10-2014

[2] Mayu Ishikawa

[3] "News detail - Rising star Mayu Ishikawa follows in her brother's footsteps". worldcup.2019.fivb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

[4] "Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.

[5] "JAPAN DEMOLISH KAZAKHSTAN 3-1 IN FINAL SHOWDOWN TO CAPTURE BACK-TO-BACK ASIAN TITLE – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

[6] "JAPAN DEMOLISH KAZAKHSTAN 3-1 IN FINAL SHOWDOWN TO CAPTURE BACK-TO-BACK ASIAN TITLE – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 2017-08-04.