Mateusz Mika


Mateusz Mika is a Polish volleyball player, a member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and Trefl Gdańsk, a participant of the Olympic Games, 2014 FIVB World Champion, a bronze medalist of the 2011 CEV European Championship, Polish Champion.

Career

Clubs

In 2012 Mika joined LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk. 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. On 19 April 2015 LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk, including Mika, won the Polish Cup. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. 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.

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 he has become a main favorite to play at the 2014 FIVB World Championship. On 16 August 2014 he was appointed to the squad at the 2014 FIVB World Championship held in Poland. On 21 September 2014 the Polish team won the title of World Champion 2014. 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 the promotion of Poland in the world.

Sporting achievements