Ekaterina "Kate" Mikhailovna Antropova (Italian: [ekateˈriːna ˈkeit anˈtrɔːpova]; Russian: Екатерина Михайловна Антропова, Russian: [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐnˈtropəvə]; born 19 March 2003) is an Iceland-born Italian professional volleyball player.

When Ekaterina was three months old, her father signed a contract with St. Petersburg Spartak so the family returned to Russia and settled in St.Petersburg, where she spent her childhood and early adolescence.

In 2017, she moved in Italy with her mother, first to Reggio Calabria and then to Sassuolo: her first affiliations were therefore with Italian sports nationality.

[6] being awarded as MVP in both cases; she also reached the playoff final for the league title in the 2023-24 season, the first for the Scandicci-based club.

[7] In 2017, she was called up to the Russian Under-16 team for a training camp in preparation for the European championship, but did not participate.