Mateusz Mika
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Kobiernice, Poland
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| Full name | Mateusz Włodzimierz Mika | ||||
| Born | 21 January 1991 Kobiernice, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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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.
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]
