Mateusz Włodzimierz Mika (born 21 January 1991) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Skra Bełchatów. 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. 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 (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. 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 worldwide promotion of Poland.
Honours
Club
CEV Cup
2011–12 – with Asseco Resovia
Domestic
2011–12 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
2014–15 Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk
2015–16 Polish SuperCup, with Trefl Gdańsk
2017–18 Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk
Youth national team
2007 CEV U19 European Championship
Individual awards
2015: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
2015: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
2018: Polish Cup – Best receiver
State awards
2014: Gold Cross of Merit
References
External links
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
Player profile at Volleybox.net
1991 births
Living people
People from Bielsko County
Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
Polish men's volleyball players
Polish Champions of men's volleyball
Olympic volleyball players for Poland
Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Polish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate volleyball players in France Polish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Resovia (volleyball) players Trefl Gdańsk players AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players Skra Bełchatów players Outside hitters