Kenya Fujinaka

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Kenya Fujinaka
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 30)
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 club Flag of Japan.svg Suntory Sunbirds [2]
NumberClub #10
National Team #37
Career
YearsTeams
2016 – present Suntory Sunbirds
National team
2015, 2020Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Taipei Team

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]

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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

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References

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  5. "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
  6. "藤中 謙也 サントリーサンバーズ".
  7. NEXt, 投稿者 VOLLEYBALL (21 January 2022). "藤中三兄弟の三男・颯志がV1デビュー。兄弟対決もリーグ後半戦の見どころに。". VOLLEYBALL NEXt (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. "Kenya Fujinaka on Instagram: "I felt happiness⛩ 2019.12.9 最高の1日でした。 #結婚式 #上賀茂神社 #紅葉 #京都 #和婚 #袴 #色打掛 #watabewedding #どれかを #年賀状 #の写真にしよ"". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. "Kenya Fujinaka on Instagram: "3月28日に長男が誕生しました。 頑張ってくれた妻に、 2人のもとに生まれてきてくれたことに 感謝です。 愛おしい👶 #長男 #誕生 #男の子 #藤中謙也 #藤中Jr #親バカ #先輩パパ #栗山先輩 #松林先輩 #同い年 #同い年ベビー #インスタLive #ありがとうございました"". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. "V.League 1 men's -record". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2021.