Mateo Barać
Mateo Barać (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo bǎratɕ];[1][2] born 20 July 1994) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Rapid Wien in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sinj, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | 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 | Wohlen | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Šibenik | 24 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Osijek | 50 | (1) |
| 2018– | Rapid Wien | 30 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2017 | |||
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.
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]
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]
Rapid Wien
On 12 July 2018, he joined Rapid Wien for a fee of €1,300,000.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 2014–15 | Druga HNL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Šibenik | 2015–16 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Osijek | 2016–17 | Prva HNL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 62 | 1 | |||
| Rapid Wien | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 8 | ||
References
- "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Matèo
- "Bartolòmēj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018.
Bàrać
- "FOTO: Na Šubićevcu počelo 'pumpanje' za drugu ligu". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "Barać ne ide u Ajax, vraća se u Osijek". Retrieved 12 August 2017.