Yūki Ishikawa

About

Volleyball player known for playing on Japan's men's national volleyball team. He has also played with Allianz Milano in the Italian Volleyball League. He is popular on Instagram and has earned over 1.9 million followers. 

Before Fame

He started playing volleyball at Yahagi Minami Elementary School when he was ten years old. He then went on to play with Chuo University, Parmareggio Modena, and Japan's national team beginning in 2014. 

Trivia

He is the first volleyball player to have a wax sculpture displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo. He was named Best Outside Spiker at the FIVB World Cup twice, in 2015 and 2019, and three times at the Asian Championship in 2017, 2019, and 2021. He was named Most Valuable Player at the Asian Championship in 2017. 

Family Life

He was born in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. His parents are Mikihisa and Midori. His sister Naomi is a former volleyball player, and his sister Mayu plays for the Japanese women's national team. 

Associated With

He and Yuji Nishida are teammates on Japan's men's national volleyball team.