Erik Shoji

Erik Shoji is my kind of athlete: the master of the unglamorous job. As a libero he never scores, yet he has stood atop the world with Olympic bronze medals, a World Cup title and back-to-back Champions League crowns. At 184 cm he is not physically imposing, which makes his defensive dominance all the more impressive, clearly built on intelligence sharpened at Stanford. I also find pride in seeing a Japanese-American name thrive across the global game. The quiet players who keep the ball alive while spikers take the applause deserve the most respect, and Shoji is a connoisseur's great.

Name (English)

Erik Shoji

Name (Japanese)

エリック・ショージ

Reading

えりっく・しょーじ

Born

August 24, 1989 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Honolulu, United States

Height

184 cm

Occupation

volleyball player / beach volleyball player

University

Stanford University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/erikshoji/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik%20Shoji
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16554252

Tags

• volleyball player
• beach volleyball player

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.