Matej Mitrović

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Matej Mitrović
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Personal information
Full name Matej Mitrović[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Požega, Croatia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
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 19 (0)
National team‡
2012 Croatia U19 8 (1)
2012–2013 Croatia U20 5 (1)
2013–2014 Croatia U21 5 (0)
2014– Croatia 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:49, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2018

Matej Mitrović (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej mǐtroʋitɕ];[2][3] born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge and the Croatia national team.

Club career[]

Mitrović made his professional debut for HNK Cibalia on 25 February 2012, aged 18, coming on as a substitute in an away win against NK Slaven Belupo.[4] In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First Football League.[5] During his first season with Rijeka, Mitrović was member of the squad that won the Croatian Cup, scoring in the final against Dinamo Zagreb.[6] In June 2016, he signed a new three-year contract which ties him with the club until June 2019.[7] On 6 January 2017, he moved to Beşiktaş on a three-year deal for € 4.2 million.[8]

On 29 January 2018, Mitrović joined Belgian club Club Brugge on a six-month long loan deal.[9] On 20 July, he signed permanently for the club after agreeing to a four-year deal.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

In May 2018, he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[13] However, he did not make the final 23.[14]

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 9 September 2019
National team Year Apps Goals
Croatia 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 3 1
2017 5 0
2018 3 1
2019 0 0
Total 12 2

International goals[]

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first.[15]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 October 2016 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania 2  Kosovo 4–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15 October 2018 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia 12  Jordan 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours[]

Rijeka

Beşiktaş

Club Brugge

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Matej Mitrovic" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Màtej
  3. ^ "Dìmitar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Mìtrović
  4. ^ Croatian Football Statistics
  5. ^ Radio Rijeka
  6. ^ Croatian Football Statistics
  7. ^ HNK Rijeka
  8. ^ "Beşiktaş complete the signing of Matej Mitrović". Besiktas International. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Matej Mitrovic joins Club Brugge". Club Brugge KV. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Matej Mitrović definitief naar Club Brugge" [Matej Mitrović finally to Club Brugge] (in Dutch). Club Brugge KV. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Sharbini za vodstvo, Messi za pobjedu: Argentina svladala borbenu hrvatsku" [Sharbini For The Lead, Messi For The Victory: Argentina Defeated Fighting Croatia]. hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Kosovo 0–6 Croatia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Mitrović, Matej". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  16. ^ TOM VAN AKEN (13 May 2018). "Club kampioen na een punt in Luik". www.sport.be. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Club Brugge wins back-to-back Belgian titles". USA Today. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.

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