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.jpg) Shoji in 2018 | |||||
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| Full name | Erik Thomas Shoji | ||||
| Born | (1989-08-24)August 24, 1989 (age 36) Honolulu,Hawaii, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||
| College / University | Stanford University | ||||
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| Position | Libero | ||||
| Current club | Asseco Resovia | ||||
| Number | 22 | ||||
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Erik Thomas Shoji (/ˈʃoʊdʒi/SHOH-jee; born August 24, 1989) is an American professionalvolleyball player who plays as a libero forAsseco Resovia and theU.S. national team.[1][2] Shoji was a bronze medalist at theOlympic GamesRio 2016,Paris 2024 and the2018 World Championship; the2014 World League and2015 World Cup winner, and a two–timeChampions League winner (2022,2023) with ZAKSA.[3]
Shoji was born in Honolulu, Hawaii toDave, a volleyball coach best known for coaching women's volleyball at theUniversity of Hawaii, and Mary Shoji. His older brother,Kawika, is also a professional volleyball player.[4] Shoji attendedPunahou School, where he won three consecutive men's state titles as a member of the volleyball team.[5]
Shoji attendedStanford University, where he became the first four-timeAVCA team All-American.[5] He finished at Stanford as the record-holder for career digs, with 1,402 total digs.[6]
Shoji became a member of the United States senior national team in 2013.[7] He has represented Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal, the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he earned his second bronze medal.[8]
At the club level, Shoji has played for professional clubs in Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, and Russia. He has played for Polish club ZAKSA since 2021, with whom he has won four Polish League trophies and two CEV Champions League titles.[8]
2021–22 – withZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle[9]2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Austrian Cup, withHypo Tirol Innsbruck
Austrian Championship, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys German Championship, with Berlin Recycling VolleysPolish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-KoźlePolish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle[10]Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-KoźlePolish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-KoźleShoji publicly came out as queer in a video posted to his Instagram[11] and TikTok[12] accounts on June 13, 2025.
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Preceded by Ren Qi | Best Libero of FIVB World Cup 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Best Libero of FIVB Nations League 2019 | Succeeded by |
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2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze) | ||
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2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold) | ||
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