Aleksander Śliwka (born 24 May 1995) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as an outside hitter for

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and the Poland national team. He took part in the

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; the 2018 World Champion, and a three–time Champions League winner (

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) with ZAKSA.

Career

Club

During the

2017–18 PlusLiga The 2017–18 PlusLiga was the 82nd season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 18th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA ( pl, Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej SA) under the supervision of ...

season, he was one of the main players of

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. In May 2018, he moved to

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusLi ...

National team

In 2015, he was called up to the

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by the head coach

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. After the training camp in

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, he joined the team led by coach

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which took part in the

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. On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the

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. Poland beat Brazil in the final and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

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– with

2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** Gold medal europe

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– with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle * Domestic ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

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, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2019–20 Simple gold cup

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, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2021–22 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2021–22 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2023–24 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team

* 2013

CEV U19 European Championship * 2013 Silver medal olympic

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* 2014

CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

* 2019:

– Most valuable player * 2020:

– Most valuable player * 2021:

– Most valuable player * 2023:

– Most valuable player * 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best outside spiker

State awards

* 2018:

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

References

External links

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Player profile
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Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Sliwka, Aleksander 1995 births Living people People from Jawor Volleyball players from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Poland Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Polish expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Projekt Warsaw players Resovia (volleyball) players AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Outside hitters