Kenya Kasahara
| Kenya Kasahara | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 15 May 1988 | ||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hörður | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2021 | Toyota Auto Body | ||
2021–2022 | Hörður | ||
2022–2023 | SPR Tarnów | ||
2023– | Hörður | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Japan | 46 | (29) | |
Medal record | |||
Kenya Kasahara (笠原 謙哉, born 15 May 1988) is a Japanese handball player and a member of the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship[1][2] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Club career
[edit]In July 2021, Kasahara signed with Hörður of the Icelandic 1. deild karla.[4][5] He helped Hörður finish first in the 1. deild in 2022, and achieve promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[6]
After spending the 2022–2023 season with SPR Tarnów, he returned to Hörður in July 2023.[7]
Titles
[edit]- 1. deild karla: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
- ^ "男子日本代表 世界選手権 派遣メンバー発表！". handball.or.jp. 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Frá Ólympíuleikunum til Ísafjarðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 July 2021). "Beint af Ólympíuleikum til Ísafjarðar – Hörður semur við þrjá". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 July 2021). "Kemur til Ísafjarðar eftir að hafa keppt á Ólympíuleikunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (8 April 2022). "Hörður leikur í Olísdeildinni á næstu leiktíð". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (13 June 2023). "Kusners heldur áfram – Kasahara mætir til leiks á ný". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Japanese male handball players
- Handball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Olympic handball players for Japan
- Expatriate handball players in Poland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland