Masahiro Sekita
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| Full name | Masahiro Sekita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 20, 1993 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 324 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Chuo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Suntory Sunbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 SV.League for Suntory Sunbirds and Japan men's national volleyball team.
Sekita 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]
Sekita was the captain of Japan U-21 national team, from 2012 to 2013. Then, he had registered for Japan senior national team for the first time in 2016. In 2021, Sekita was one of the setters in the 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]
In 2023, Sekita led the Japanese national team to win medals in 2 tournaments, Nations League and Asian Championship, which is bronze and gold respectively.[10][11][12][13][14] Also, the team got a ticket for 2024 Summer Olympics after placed second in pool B in Olympic Qualification Tournaments which also known as World Cup.[15]
Then in 2024, he and the team won first silver medal – the highest medal – ever in 2024 Nations League.[16][17][18]
In May 2025, Sekita had his name in the Japanese men's national team but was not included in 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League. JVA announced that he will undergo surgery on his right ankle.[19]
Clubs
Chuo University[20]- Panasonic Panthers (2016–2018)[21]
- Osaka Blazers Sakai (2018–2021)[22][23]
Cuprum Lubin (2021–2022)[7]- JTEKT Stings (2022–2025)[24]
- Suntory Sunbirds (2025–present)[25][26]
