Aki Momii
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| Born | 7 October 2000 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 285 cm (112 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 278 cm (109 in) | ||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||
| Current club | Hisamitsu Springs | ||||||||
| Number | 12 (national team) 19 (club) | ||||||||
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Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki; born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays Japan women's national volleyball team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]
Early life
Momii was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.[3] Her father is Peruvian-Spanish, while her mother is Peruvian-Japanese. Momii is a Peruvian citizen until high school. [4][5]
When she was in elementary school, there was a volleyball team near her house, then she started playing volleyball when she was invited by a friend. Momii joined JT Marvelous after graduating from Hachioji Middle School in February 2019.
In 2021, she was selected to the Japanese national team for the first time in the Olympics. [6]
In May 2024, Momii joined AEK Athens in Greece.[7]
In May 2025, it was announced that she will return to Japan, joining Hisamitsu Springs.[8]
References
- ^ "Senior Women's National Team｜Senior Women｜Japan Volleyball Association". jva.or.jp. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Volleyball - MOMII Aki". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Aki Momii Profile｜JT Marvelous". jti.co.jp. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Aki Momii". nikkansports.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Aki Momii's Parents". kazuki73.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Japanese Women's National Team at the Olympics｜Olympics Women's Team｜Japan Volleyball Association". hochi.news. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Κοντά σε συμφωνία με Μόμι η ΑΕΚ". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 11 May 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "【2025-26シーズン】新加入選手のお知らせ | お知らせ". SAGA久光スプリングス (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
- Aki Momii at FIVB.com
- Aki Momii at Olympics.com
- Aki Momii at Olympedia
- Aki Momii at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Aki Momii on Instagram