The Japanese star will play for Il Bisonte Florence
23-year-old Japanese star Mayu Ishikawa had her first worldwide switch, signing with Il Bisonte Florence to compete in Italy’s Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile subsequent season.
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The 1.74m-tall exterior hitter is leaving the one skilled membership she has ever performed for, Toray Arrows Otsu, after 5 seasons, throughout which they received 9 medals from home competitions in Japan. In 2019, Ishikawa led the junior nationwide group of her nation to FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 World Championship gold, herself incomes the Most Valuable Player award. That identical 12 months, she made her debut for the senior nationwide group serving to Japan win Asian Championship gold, garnished with one other MVP award, and a fifth place on the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup. Ishikawa was one of the best receiver of Volleyball Nations League 2021 and a key contributor to Japan’s fourth place end. She was additionally a part of the squad that represented the host nation on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. At the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship, she was her group’s greatest server, contributing 14 aces on the way in which to Japan’s fifth-place end.
Mayu’s older brother, 27-year-old nationwide group star Yuki Ishikawa, has performed in Italy since 2016 and at the moment competes for Allianz Milan.
“I was looking for a club to have my first experience outside Japan, and when my agent proposed Il Bisonte to me, I immediately felt that it could be the right team for me,” Mayu Ishikawa stated. “In Italy, everything will be new for me, so I’m a little worried, but I like challenges and I want to learn many things. Surely, the fact that my brother Yuki is already in Italy gives me a sense of security, because I can ask him for help at any time, if there is anything I’m not sure about. Playing in the starting line-up and giving my contribution to the team are my first goals, and of course, I will do my best to help Il Bisonte win and climb as high as possible in the standings.”
Ishikawa is the second Japanese athlete to ever compete for Il Bisonte, after setter Naoko Hashimoto, who defended the membership’s colors in 2020-2021. Ishikawa can be the second new overseas addition to Il Bisonte’s 2023-2024 roster. They have already introduced the arrival of 22-year-old 1.89m-tall German worldwide exterior Lina Alsmeier from Palmberg Schwerin, in addition to a number of Italian additions like center blockers Alessia Mazzaro and Nausica Acciarri, and playmakers Ilaria Battistoni and Beatrice Agrifoglio.
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