Kento Miyaura | Height - 189cm | Spike - 350cm | Monster of the Vertical Jump

Kento Miyaura | Height - 189cm | Spike - 350cm | Monster of the Vertical Jump. Kento Miyaura (宮浦 健人, born 22 February 1999) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Kumamoto City, on the island of Kyushu. Currently, he plays in PlusLiga for PSG Stal Nysa. He used to be the captain of Japan U-19 team and Waseda University's club.

In 2021, he was called up for the senior national team for the first time,[12][13] and his first competition as a senior is the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.[14] The Japanese team finished as runners-up; he scored a total of 76 points and received the Best Opposite Spiker award.

On October 15, he played his first full game in the V.League as part of the starting line-up against the JT Thunders, which JTEKT lost to in 4 sets with a 1–3 record.[18] He became a key player for the team since he helped the team score and became the top scorer in almost every match.

On January 16, 2022, JTEKT was in 7th place, and after losing in straight 5 matches, Miyaura helped the team win against the Toray Arrows in 4 sets, with a 3–1 record at home. In this game, Miyaura became JTEkT's top scorer, recording 30 points, which later made him emotional.[21]

JTEKT Stings ended up in 7th place in the league. Miyaura was in 5th place in the top scorers category, the 1st among Japanese, with 651 points after finishing the final stage.

On August 2, it was announced that he would be playing for the Polish Club PSG Stal Nysa in the 2022-2023 season.

In Japan's match against France in the VNL 2023, Miyaura played as a substitute, helping the team with a come from behind 4-set win against France with a 3-1 record, where with his high success rate in attacks and strong serve, scored 13 points in 10 attacks, 1 block, and 2 service aces.

2023 - 2024
On June 16, Paris Volley announced that Kento Miyaura would join the club for the 2023-2024 season.[28]

Clubs
Japan Chinzei High School [ja] (2015–2018)[29]
Japan Waseda University (2017–2020)[30]
Japan JTEKT Stings (2020–2022)[10]
Poland PSG Stal Nysa (2022–2023)
France Paris Volley (2023–Present)

National teams
Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team (2017–2018)
2017 Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship
2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team (2017)
2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship[6]
Japan men's national under-23 volleyball team (2019)
2019 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship[7]
Japan universiade national team
2019 Summer Universiade Tournament[9]
Japan men's national volleyball team (2021–present)

Individual
2017 Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship — MVP[32]
2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship — MVP
2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship — Best Server
2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Best Opposite Spiker[15]
2021-2022 V.League Division 1 - Fair play award
Club teams
2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship — Champion, with Waseda University[33][34]
2020-21 the Japanese Emperor's Cup — Champion, with JTEKT Stings

Kento Miyaura
Personal information
Full name Kento Miyaura
Nickname Kento
Nationality Japanese
Born 22 February 1999 (age 24)
Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Spike 347 cm (137 in)
Block 320 cm (130 in)
College / University Waseda University
Volleyball information
Position Opposite spiker
Current club France Paris Volley
Number 4 (national)
13 (club)
National team
2017–2018 Japan U–19 team
2017 Japan U–21 team
2019 Japan U–23 team
2021–present Japan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing Japan

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