Masaki Oya (volleyball)

The native form of this personal name is Oya Masaki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national volleyball team and the Suntory Sunbirds in V.League 1, where he has served as captain since 2020–21 season.^[1] He was formerly the Japan U-23 national team's captain.^[2]

Masaki Oya
Personal information
Full name	Masaki Oya
Nickname	Ma-kun, Maki
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 30) Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Spike	315 cm (124 in)
Block	300 cm (120 in)
College / University	University of East Asia
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Suntory Sunbirds
Number	9
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Japan Asian Championship 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team Asian Youth Championship 2012 Tehran Team Asian U23 Championship 2017 Ardabil Team

Early life

Oya was born in Nagasaki, Japan on 23 April 1995. He started playing volleyball when he entered elementary school, as his other family members also played.^[3]

Oya attended Omura Technial High School, a school with a strong tradition of volleyball from 2011-2014, and played on the school’s volleyball club for all three years he was there.^[3]

Club career

Oya attended the University of East Asia from 2014–2019, playing for the university club team.^[3]

In 2019 he was signed with the Suntory Sunbirds, ^[4] and he was appointed captain of the team from the 2020-2021 season, and led the team to a league championship that season and the next.^[3]

National teams

• Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team (2012–2013)
  • 2012 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship^[5]
  • 2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship^[6]
• Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team (2014)
  • 2014 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship^[7]
• Japan men's national under-23 volleyball team (2017)
  • 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship^[8]
  • 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship^[9]
• Japan men's national volleyball team (2018,^[10] 2020–present)

Awards

Individual awards

• 2022: V.League Division 1 - Most valuable player^[11]
• 2023: V.League Division 1 – Best SIX
• 2023: Asian Club Championship – Best setter

Club teams

• 2020-21 V. League — Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds^[12]
• 2021-22 V. League — Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds
• 2022 Asian Club Championship — Silver medal, with Suntory Sunbirds
• 2023 Asian Club Championship — Gold medal, with Suntory Sunbirds
• 2025 AVC Champions League — Bronze medal, with Suntory Sunbirds

Junior national team

• 2012 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship – Bronze Medal^[13]
• 2017 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship – Runner-up^[14]