Masahiro Sekita

Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro, born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo.[1] He currently plays in V.League Division 1 for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship[2] and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[3]

In this Japanese name, the person is referred to by their given name, Masahiro.
Masahiro Sekita
Personal information
Full nameMasahiro Sekita
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike311 cm (122 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
College / UniversityChuo University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubJapan JTEKT Stings
Number8
National team
2012–2013Japan U–21 national team
2016–presentJapan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2023 GdańskTeam
Asian U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Urmia Team
Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 UrmiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tehran Team

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. Japanese team advanced to the quarterfinals round in 29 years[4][5] and at the end, he ranked the 7th place in the best setters category.[6]

He transferred to Polish league, PlusLiga, playing for Cuprum Lubin in the 2021–22 season.[7] Then he was back to play in the domestic league for JTEKT Stings.[8][9]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Club

National teams

Personal life

After 2020 Summer Olympics, Masahiro became a new brand ambassador for Mizuno, a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company.[17]

In January 2022, he announced his marriage through his social media account.[18]

References
  1. "Bio". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. "第16回アジアジュニア男子選手権大会 -日本代表メンバー" (in Japanese). jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "JAPAN TEAM COMPOSITION". fivb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. "「Olympics: Japan battle past Iran, into men's volleyball quarters". english.kyodonews.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "バレー男子　日本が29年ぶり決勝T進出　イラン降し3勝2敗" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. "BEST SETTERS IN 2020 OLYMPICS". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. "関田誠大選手の移籍について" (in Japanese). value-press.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. "【バレーボール】男子日本代表セッター関田誠大　ポーランドから帰国「湿気が全然違いますね」" (in Japanese). nikkansports. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. "【バレー】日本代表エース西田有志と司令塔関田誠大、ティネ・ウルナウトがジェイテクトに入団　V1男子". Yahoo! Japan. p. ja. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  10. "バレー - 柳田将洋とともに春高制覇、2年目に本当の戦い方を痛感 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大1 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years.
  11. "堺ブレイザーズ公式ページ".
  12. "バレー - 世界でいかに戦うか、175cmのセッターができること 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大4 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years.
  13. "バレー - 世界でいかに戦うか、175cmのセッターができること 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大4 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years (in Japanese).
  14. "関田 誠大 MASAHIRO SEKITA". blazers.gr.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. "第16回アジアジュニア男子選手権大会" (in Japanese). jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. "ASIAN MEN'S U20 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  17. "関田誠大選手とミズノブランドアンバサダー契約締結" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  18. Ichikawa, Shinobu. "五輪ベスト8、ポーランド移籍、そして結婚も…転機の1年を過ごしたバレー代表セッター関田誠大が語った2022年の目標とは？" (in Japanese). number.bunshun.jp. Retrieved 5 June 2022.


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