is a Japanese

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player who plays as a defender for the Japanese national team.

Career

Club level

In 2019, Zendana was signed to play for the Adelaide Fire men's team in

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's new national league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One.

Senior national team

Zendana made his debut for the Japanese national team in 2014, during a test series against

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. In 2018, Zendana won his first medal with the national team at the

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. The team won gold after defeating

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3–1 in a shoot-out, to qualify for the

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* 1993 births Japanese male field hockey players Living people Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Japan Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Expatriate field hockey players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Sportspeople from Shimane Prefecture 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-fieldhockey-bio-stub