The Day Yuji Nishida Showed He Would Become a Legend

The Day Yuji Nishida Showed He Would Become a Legend Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji, born 30 January 2000) is a Japanese lefthanded volleyball player. Currently Nishida plays for Panasonic Panthers at club level. Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V. League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Osaka Blazers Sakai. His impressive debut at the young age of 17 soon earned him a position in JTEKT s Starting 6, 5 as well as Japan men s national volleyball team. Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years. Personal information Full name Yuji Nishida Born 30 January 2000 (age 24) Mie, Japan Hometown Inabe Height 1. 87 m (6 ft 2 in)1 Weight 87 kg (192 lb) Spike 350 cm (138 in)2 Block 330 cm (130 in) Volleyball information Position Opposite spiker Current club Japan Panasonic Panthers3 Number 1 (national team) 11 (club) Career Y