Kento Miyaura

Kento Miyaura (宮浦 健人, born 22 February 1999) is a Japanese male volleyball player from Kumamoto City, on the island of Kyushu. Currently, he plays in the SV.League for Wolfdogs Nagoya.

Kento used to be the captain of Japan U-19 team and Waseda University's club.

Career

Elementary Miyaura started playing volleyball in the second grade of elementary school. He was slender and lacked power, so he didn't get the opportunity to participate in the game until the 4th grade, where he still played as a substitute and was told, "You are not an ace". the U-23 team, and the Universiade team in 2019, respectively.

In his final year in college, he was a captain and led the team to victory in the All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship, making Waseda University win this tournament five years consecutively.

Japan Men's National Team

Season 2021–22 In 2021, he was called up for the senior national team for the first time, and his first competition as a senior is the 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. The Japanese team finished as runners-up; he scored a total of 76 points and received the Best Opposite Spiker award.

On October 15, he played his first full game in the V.League as part of the starting line-up against the JT Thunders, which JTEKT lost to in 4 sets with a 1–3 record. He became a key player for the team since he helped the team score and became the top scorer in almost every match.

On January 16, 2022, JTEKT was in 7th place, and after losing in straight 5 matches, Miyaura helped the team win against the Toray Arrows in 4 sets, with a 3–1 record at home. In this game, Miyaura became JTEkT's top scorer, recording 30 points, which later made him emotional.

JTEKT Stings ended up in 7th place in the league. Miyaura was in 5th place in the top scorers category, the 1st among Japanese, with 651 points after finishing the final stage.

Season 2022–23 Miyaura was back as a member of the Japanese National Team and went to compete in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. In the first week of the league, Miyaura scored 20 points in total, as he played as a starter against the United States, which Japan later lost to. In almost the last match of the third week, Miyaura, as a starter, showed his abilities tallying 17 points in 15 attacks and 2 aces, which lead the team to a 4-set victory over Germany with a 1–3 record.

On August 2, it was announced that he would play for the Polish Club PSG Stal Nysa in the 2022–2023 season.

In Japan's match against France in the VNL 2023, Miyaura played as a substitute, helping the team with a come from behind 4-set win against France with a 3–1 record, where with his high success rate in attacks and strong serve, scored 13 points in 10 attacks, 1 block, and 2 service aces.

Season 2023–24 On June 16, Paris Volley announced that Kento Miyaura would join the club for the 2023–2024 season.

Season 2024–25 JTEKT Stings announced that Miyaura would return to join the team. In January 2025, he had sprained his left ankle in the match against Hiroshima Thunders. In of SV.League, Miyaura led the team to the final round and made the team get the second place in the season after being defeated Suntory Sunbirds in 2 matches.

Season 2025–26 In May 2025, it was announced that he would join Wolfdogs Nagoya at the club level.

For the national team, Miyaura became the main opposite hitter and strength for the season, competing in 2025 VNL and 2025 World Championship.

Clubs (2015–2018) Waseda University (2017–2020) Wolfdogs Nagoya (2025–present) Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team (2017) 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship 2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship — MVP 2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship — Best Server 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Best Opposite Spiker