Mateusz Bieniek (born 5 April 1994) is a Polish professional

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player. He is a member of the Poland national team, a participant in the

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), and the 2018 World Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for PGE Skra Bełchatów.

Career

National team

On 2 April 2015, he was called up to the Polish national team led by

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. He debuted in the national team on 28 May 2015 in a match of the 2015 World League against

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(3–0). He achieved 14 points and was named the ''Most Valuable Player'' of the match. On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the

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. Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0) and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Clubs

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Gold medal world centered-2

Betim 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova * National championships ** 2016/2017 Simple gold cup

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, with

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** 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

, with

** 2018/2019 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2019/2020 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

* 2021: FIVB Nations League – Best Middle Blocker * 2022: Polish Championship �
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* 2022: FIVB Nations League – Best Middle Blocker * 2022: FIVB World Championship – Best Middle Blocker

State awards

* 2018:

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References

External links

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at ''LegaVolley.it''
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at ''PlusLiga.pl''
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at ''Volleybox.net'' * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bieniek, Mateusz 1994 births Living people People from Częstochowa County Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Poland Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Effector Kielce players ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Volley Lube players Skra Bełchatów players Middle blockers