Yuji Nishida

Yuji Nishida
Nishida in Callipo Volley's jersey
Personal information
Full nameYuji Nishida
Born (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000
Mie, Japan
HometownInabe
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike346 cm (136 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current club Osaka Bluteon
Number1 (national team)
11 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2021 JTEKT Stings
2021–2022 Volley Callipo
2022–2023 JTEKT Stings
2023–present Osaka bluteon
National team
2018–present Japan
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
2024 ŁódźTeam
2023 GdańskTeam
Asian Championship
2023 UrmiaTeam
2019 TehranTeam
Asian Youth Championship
2017 NaypyidawTeam
Yuji Nishida
YouTube information
Channel
LocationJapan
Years active2020-present
Subscribers492 thousand
Views35 million
Contents are inJapanese
100,000 subscribers2020

Last updated: November 24, 2023

Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese left-handed volleyball player. Currently, Nishida plays for Osaka Bluteon at club level.

Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Sakai's Osaka Blazers Sakai, and made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.

Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season.

Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years. As well as in 2024 Paris Olympics which they finished in 7th place after losing in the quarterfinal match to Italy.