Karol Kłos

Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Asseco Resovia. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2014 World Champion.

Personal life
On 15 July 2017, he married Aleksandra Dudzicka. He is a graduate of the Miguel de Cervantes Liceum in Warsaw.

Club
Kłos moved to Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season. On 27 May 2014 his team won the Polish Championship after final matches against Asseco Resovia. That was his second national title. On 8 October 2014 his team won the Polish SuperCup. On 6 May 2015 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.

In May 2015 he extended his contract with Skra Bełchatów until the end of the 2016/2017 season. On 7 February 2016 alongside PGE Skra he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.

National team
On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the 2014 World Champion and received an individual award for the Best Middle Blocker of the tournament. On 27 October 2014 Kłos received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland. In April 2015 he was announced as a new captain of the national team. Due to an injury, he did not take part in the intercontinental round of the 2015 World League and was replaced by Michał Kubiak.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów


 * CEV Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia


 * Domestic
 * 2010–11 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2010–11 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2011–12 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2012–13 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2013–14 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2014–15 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2015–16 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2017–18 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2017–18 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2018–19 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

 * 2007 Silver medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship

Universiade

 * 2013 Silver FISU.svg Summer Universiade

Individual awards

 * 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best middle blocker

State awards

 * 2014: POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg Gold Cross of Merit

Statistics

 * 2021–22 PlusLiga – Best blocker (97 blocks)