Matej Mitrović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matej Mitrović | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Požega, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002−2005 | Kutjevo | ||
| 2005−2009 | Kamen Ingrad | ||
| 2009−2011 | Papuk Velika | ||
| 2011 | Cibalia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011−2013 | Cibalia | 40 | (0) |
| 2013−2017 | Rijeka | 77 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Beşiktaş | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018− | Club Brugge | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012−2013 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013−2014 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014− | Croatia | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2018 | |||
Matej Mitrović (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej mǐtroʋitɕ];[1][2] born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian football defender playing for Belgian club Club Brugge, and for Croatia national football team.
Club career
Mitrović made his professional debut for HNK Cibalia on 25 February 2012, age 18, coming on as a substitute in an away win against NK Slaven Belupo.[3] In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First Football League.[4] During his first season with Rijeka, Mitrović was member of the squad that won the Croatian Cup, scoring in the final against Dinamo Zagreb.[5] In June 2016, he signed a new three-year contract which ties him with the club until June 2019.[6] On 6 January 2017 he moved to Beşiktaş on a three-year deal for € 4.2 million.[7]
On 29 January 2018, Mitrović joined Belgian club Club Brugge on a six-month long loan deal.[8] On 20 July, he signed permanently for the club after agreeing to a four-year deal.[9]
International career
In November 2014, Mitrović received his first senior national team call-up, when Niko Kovač called him up as an injury replacement for Gordon Schildenfeld. He made his Croatia debut in a friendly against Argentina on 12 November 2014.[10] In October 2016, Mitrović was called up by Ante Čačić as an injury replacement for Dejan Lovren for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Finland. On 6 October 2016, he scored his first international goal in the match against Kosovo, played in Shkodër, Albania.[11]
In May 2018 he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[12] However, he did not make the final 23. [13]
Club statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup & Supercup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011–12 | Cibalia | 1. HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cibalia total | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Rijeka | 1. HNL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Rijeka total | 77 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Beşiktaş | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Club Brugge (loan) | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| Club Brugge KV Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 184 | 6 | ||
| Last Update: 19 April 2018. | ||||||||||
International statistics
- As of 12 November 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.[14]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 2016 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania |  | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Rijeka
- Beşiktaş
- Club Brugge
- Individual
- Team of the Year - 2015
References
- ↑ "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Màtej
- ↑ "Dìmitar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Mìtrović
- ↑ Croatian Football Statistics
- ↑ Radio Rijeka
- ↑ Croatian Football Statistics
- ↑ HNK Rijeka
- ↑ "Beşiktaş complete the signing of Matej Mitrović". Besiktas International. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Matej Mitrovic joins Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Matej Mitrović definitief naar Club Brugge" [Matej Mitrović finally to Club Brugge] (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ Croatian Football Federation
- ↑ BBC.com
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ↑ "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ↑ "Mitrović, Matej". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ TOM VAN AKEN (2018-05-13). "Club kampioen na een punt in Luik". www.sport.be. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
External links
- Matej Mitrović at Soccerway
- Matej Mitrović at Croatian Football Statistics
- Matej Mitrović at the Croatian Football Federation