is a Japanese

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. Currently, he plays for JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1. He also is a member of

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Career

In college, he and his classmate Kento Miyaura won four consecutive Japan intercollegiate championships. Go Murayama joined his first club team JTEKT Stings in 2020. He was first called to

in 2022. Murayama had been feeling pain in his knee since April and underwent surgery after consulting with the training staff and doctors in 2023.

Award

Club

*2020:

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Champion, with JTEKT Stings *2022:

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Champion, with JTEKT Stings

Individual awards

* 2019: Asian U23 Championship - Best Middle blocker * 2022: V.League Division 1 - Best Rookie award

Personal life

Go Murayama's father is African and his mother is Japanese.

References

External links

Player profile in V.League

Player profile in Volleybox
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muruyama, Go 1998 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Japan Middle blockers Volleyball players from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese sportsmen