is a Japanese male

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player. He is part of the

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. On club level he plays for

Suntory Sunbirds is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1973. The owner of the club is Suntory. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (9): 1994-1 ...

. He used to play for

Senshu University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Campuses *Kanda, Tokyo, Kanda Campus (Main campus): 3-8 Kandajimbo-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8425 :The Kanda Campus is situated in Jimbocho, a college community in central Tokyo. This urban ca ...

. He started volleyball at the age of seven under the influence of his parents. He used to attend Ube Commercial High School.

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

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while the youngest brother Soshi Fujinaka (藤中颯志) joins VC Nagano Trident as Libero. He's married and has a son.

Honours

Club teams

* 2020-21 V. League — Simple cup icon

Champion, with

* 2021-22 V. League — Simple cup icon

Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds * 2022 Asian Club Championship — Silver medal with cup

Silver medal, with Suntory Sunbirds * 2023 Asian Club Championship — Gold medal with cup

Gold medal, with Suntory Sunbirds

Individual awards

* 2022–23 V. League — Receive award * 2023 Kurowashiki tournament – Best SIX

References

External links

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at ''FIVB.org'' 1993 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Yamaguchi Prefecture Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub