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Erik Thomas Shoji (born August 24, 1989) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a libero for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the U.S. national team. Shoji was a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Paris 2024 and the 2018 World Championship; the 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup winner, and a two–time Champions League winner (2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.




Early life


Shoji was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Dave, a volleyball coach best known for coaching women's volleyball at the University of Hawaii, and Mary Shoji. His older brother, Kawika, is also a professional volleyball player. Shoji attended Punahou School, where he won three consecutive men's state titles as a member of the volleyball team.
Shoji attended Stanford University, where he became the first four-time AVCA team All-American. He finished at Stanford as the record-holder for career digs, with 1,402 total digs.




Career


Shoji became a member of the United States senior national team in 2013. 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.
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.




Honors






= Club

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CEV Champions League
2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
CEV Cup
2015–16 – with Berlin Recycling Volleys
Domestic
2013–14 Austrian Cup, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
2013–14 Austrian Championship, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
2015–16 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
2015–16 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle




= Youth national team

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2006 NORCECA U19 Championship




= Individual awards

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2007: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best digger
2008: NORCECA U21 Championship – Best receiver
2008: NORCECA U21 Championship – Best defender
2008: NORCECA U21 Championship – Best libero
2015: FIVB World Cup – Best libero
2019: FIVB Nations League – Best libero
2023: NORCECA Championship – Best receiver




References






External links



Player profile at TeamUSA.org
Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at Olympics.com
Player profile at Olympedia
Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Volleybox.net

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