Ayaka Matsumoto

Ayaka Matsumoto
Personal information
Nickname	Jacky
Born	(1988-12-26)December 26, 1988 Beijing, China
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Spike	326 cm (128 in)
Block	312 cm (123 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Ageo Medics
National team
Japan

Ayaka Matsumoto (松本 亜弥華, Matsumoto Ayaka, born 26 December 1988) is a Japanese volleyball player.

Life

She was born with the name Ya Chen Wang in China. Whilst being educated in America she played for Jefferson College and Long Beach State.^[1] She graduated from Jefferson College in 2009.

She became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2015 and assumed a Japanese name.^[2] She was selected for the Japan women's national volleyball team in 2017.^[3]

References

1. "Ya Chen Wang Bio - Women's Volleyball". Beach. Long Beach State. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
2. "女子バレーボールの松本亜弥華 中国籍から日本に帰化しネットで賛否 - ライブドアニュース". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
3. "2017年度全日本女子チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2017.