The new middle blocker of Kemas Lamipel S. Croce was born in Marino and raised in Roma Volley. Andrea Mattei, born in 1993, 202 cm tall, comes from Emma Villas Siena after a curriculum of eleven seasons, five in Superlega and six in A2. Siena, in fact, Reggio Emilia, Sora, Latina, Padua, Molfetta, the various stages of the growth path started at Club Italia in the 2011-12 season. Two championships won: promotion to A1 with Exprivia Molfetta in 2012-13, and that of the following season with Padua, 2013-14, accompanied by victory in the Italian Cup. In the special performance ranking for the power plants 2021-22, Mattei occupied the fourth place among all the equal roles of A2 men with a reference index of 0.67, just lower than other major players in the tournament, from Copelli to Larizza, to Patriarch. Among the indicators, a good 54.81% of winning attacks. The audience of Pala Parenti will remember him as the protagonist of the fundamental victory obtained by Siena on the last day of the regular season: 4 blocks, 83% of attacks, 2 aces. Mattei is the first shot scored by Kemas Lamipel in the power plant sector; the identity of the ward mate will be defined in a few days.
The first statements:
“I chose S. Croce because everyone talks about it well, both for the environment and for the training possibilities, beyond the excellent last season. The arrival of coach Mastrangelo and the quality of the team under construction were also decisive elements. ”
“Last season did not satisfy me fully. I am very demanding with myself, whoever knows me knows it. We reached an unthinkable salvation with Siena: at one point we had very few chances, we did it and it was like winning a championship, but the rest of the year was heavy. As a personal goal… to always be the best, I train and play for that. In addition to returning to the Super League as soon as possible ”.