Yuji Nishida
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| Full name | Yuji Nishida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 2000 Mie Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Inabe, Mie Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 346 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Osaka Bluteon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1
(national team) 11 (club) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2020-present |
| Subscribers | 580 thousand |
| Views | 58 million |
| Last updated: November 19, 2025 | |
Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born 30 January 2000) is a Japanese left-handed volleyball player. Currently, Nishida plays as the captain of Osaka Bluteon at the 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.