Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson is well-regarded American professional volleyball player who is part of the United States national volleyball team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and wins at the 2014 World League, 2015 World Cup and 2018 World Championship. His longest spell at a club is with Russian side Zenit Kazan, with whom he has won a huge number of Russian Championships, Russian Cups and Russian SuperCups. He is a three-time Olympian and is sponsored by Nike.

Over a long and successful career, Anderson has achieved a great many things as a volleyball player. At the national-level, he won golds at the 2008 Pan American Cup, as well as the 2013 and 2017 NORCECA Championships. He has won almost too many Russian Cups ad Russian SuperCups to count, as an instrumental part of the dominant club Zenit Kazan. With Zenit Kazan he has also secured victories in four CEV Champions League tournaments and one FIVB Club World Championship.

Anderson is one of the most recognizable players in the sport, and he has been frequently bestowed with individual awards that reflect his greatness. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2013 NORCECA Championship, Most Valuable Player in the 2014 Russian League, Player of the Year in the United States in both 2014 and 2015 and more recently, Best Opposite Spiker and Most Valuable Player at the 2019 FIVB Nations League tournament. A hugely influential player who has rightly earned his place among the volleyball greats, Anderson is a fantastic ambassador for the sport. When not playing volleyball, he enjoys interacting with his legions of fans on social media.