is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

male professional

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player from

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. He currently plays in V.League Division 1 for

JTEKT Stings is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the V.League, the highest volleyball league in Japan. The club was founded in 1958 and the current owner of the club is JTEKT. History JTEKT Stings was founded as ...

and

Japan men's national volleyball team The Japan men's national volleyball team ( ja, 男子バレーボール日本代表) represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association. Their nickname is "''RYUJIN NIPPON (� ...

. He used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in

2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship The 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Urmia, Iran. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2010 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship. ''* Withdrew'' Preliminary round Pool A ...

and

2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was held in Turkey for ten days, from 22 August to 1 September 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams. Competition formula The 20 teams will be divided int ...

Career

Masahiro was the captain of Japan U-21 national team, since 2012 to 2013. Then, he had registered for Japan senior national team for the first time in 2016. In 2021, Masahiro was one of the setters in Japanese roster, which played in

2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

. Japanese team advanced to the quarterfinals round in 29 years and at the end, he ranked the 7th place in the best setters category. He transferred to

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

league,

PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc ...

, playing for Cuprum Lubin in the 2021–22 season. Then he was back to play in the domestic league for

Clubs

* Toyo High School *

Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...

Panasonic Panthers is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1951. The owner of the club is Panasonic Corporation. Team Current roster Notable players * Takahiro Yamamoto ...

(2016–2018) *

Osaka Blazers Sakai Osaka Blazers Sakai is a men's professional volleyball team based in Sakai city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in the V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1939 as part of the Kitakyushu, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Ja ...

(2018–2021) * Cuprum Lubin (2021–2022) *

(2022–present)

Awards

Individual

– MVP award

Club

2022 Emperor's Cup The 2022 Emperor's Cup (Emperor's Cup JFA 102nd Japan Football Championship (Japanese: 天皇杯 JFA 第102回全日本サッカー選手権大会)) was the 102nd edition of the annually contested cup, taking place from 21 May to 16 October. The f ...

—

Champion, with

National teams

–

Gold Medal *

2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the twentieth staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran ...

–

Bronze Medal * 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League – Bronze medal with cup

Bronze Medal *

2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 22nd staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Islamic Republic of Iran Voll ...

–

Gold Medal

Personal life

After

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

, Masahiro became a new brand ambassador for

Mizuno () is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear for badminton, baseball, boxing, cycling ...

, a Japanese

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and sportswear company. In January 2022, he announced his marriage through his social media account.

References

1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Tokyo Chuo University alumni Japanese men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Japan Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Cuprum Lubin players Setters (volleyball) {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub