Mateo Barać

Mateo Barać
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994
Place of birth Sinj, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Rapid Wien
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2012 Junak Sinj
2012–2013 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Junak Sinj 0 (0)
2014 FC Wohlen 0 (0)
2014–2015 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 3 (0)
2015–2016 Šibenik 24 (3)
2016–2018 Osijek 50 (1)
2018– Rapid Wien 4 (0)
National team‡
2017– Croatia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2017

Mateo Barać (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo bǎratɕ];[1][2] born 20 July 1994) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Club career

Junak Sinj

Born and raised in Sinj, Barać started his youth career at the local Junak Sinj. At the age of 18 he joined the Hajduk Split youth academy, but failed to impress the board.

HNK Šibenik

After unsuccessful trials at FC Wohlen and Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Barać joined Šibenik, which at the time, was coached by Mirko Labrović, his fellow native from Sinj.[3]

NK Osijek

On 1 July 2016, Barać joined Osijek for an undisclosed fee. Impressive display in the first half of the Prva Liga earned him a call-up for Croatian A team for 2017 China Cup. On 3 August 2017, Osijek defeated the Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League with a 2-0 aggregate win. Many labeled Barać as the key member of the historic victory and Ajax eventually made a 2.5 million euros transfer bid. Osijek and Barać accepted, however the transfer was stopped due to Barać's heart issues revealed on the medical tests.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-19. Matèo
  2. ↑ "Bartolòmēj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-19. Bàrać
  3. ↑ "FOTO: Na Šubićevcu počelo 'pumpanje' za drugu ligu". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Barać ne ide u Ajax, vraća se u Osijek". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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