Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Mateusz Włodzimierz Mika (born 21 January 1991) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2014 World Champion.

Career

Club

In 2012 Mika joined Lotos Trefl Gdańsk.[1] In the season 2013/2014 he was playing for the French club – Montpellier UC. On 12 June 2014 he came back to Gdańsk and signed a contract with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk.[2] On 19 April 2015 Lotos Trefl Gdańsk, including Mika, won the Polish Cup.[3][4] He was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[5][6] During the same season he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship. In April 2015 he signed a new two–year contract with the club.[7]

National team

He debuted in the Poland men's national volleyball team on 29 May 2010 in a friendly match with France. In 2011 he was a member of the Polish team coached by Andrea Anastasi at the 2011 CEV European Championship, where Poland managed to win a bronze medal. In 2014 he was appointed to the Polish team by a head coach of that time – Stéphane Antiga at the 2014 FIVB World League. Initially, he was supposed to be a reserve player during the matches in Brazil, but after a few victories (among others, the won match against Brazil on 30 May 2014) he has become a main favorite to play at the 2014 FIVB World Championship.[8] On 16 August 2014 he was appointed to the squad at the 2014 FIVB World Championship held in Poland.[9][10] On 21 September 2014 the Polish team won the title of World Champion 2014.[11][12][13] On 27 October 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[14]

Honours

Club

Youth national team

Individual awards

State awards

References

  1. ^ "POL M: Mateusz Mika will play for Lotos Trefl Gdansk". worldofvolley.com. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Mateusz Mika wraca do Lotosu Trefla". trojmiasto.sport.pl (in Polish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ "POLISH CUP M: Earthquake at Ergo Arena - Lotos Trefl lifted trophy! (VIDEO)". worldofvolley.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Lotos Trefl zdobył Puchar Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Nagrody indywidualne finałowego turnieju o Puchar Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ "POLISH CUP M: MVP award went to Mateusz Mika's hands". worldofvolley.com. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Mateusz Mika zostaje w Gdańsku do 2017 roku". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Poland stun Brazil with straight sets win". fivb.org. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. ^ "FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014". fivb.org. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateusz_Mika
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