Matija Špoljarić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matija Špoljarić | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Apollon | ||
| 2010–2016 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → CD Toledo B (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Apollon Limassol | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Alki Oroklini (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | AEK Larnaca | 39 | (0) |
| 2021– | Aris Limassol | 15 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Serbia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Serbia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Cyprus U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Cyprus | 13 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 31 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Matija Špoljarić (Greek: Ματία Σπόλιαριτς, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Cyprus national team.
International[]
He made his debut for Cyprus national football team on 21 March 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, as a 54th-minute substitute for Fotios Papoulis.[1]
Personal life[]
Matija Špoljarić is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international midfielder Milenko Špoljarić and he has two brothers Alexander and Danilo.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 9 March 2020.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CD Toledo B (loan) | 2016–17[3] | Tercera División | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Apollon Limassol | 2017–18[4] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alki Oroklini (loan) | 2018–19[5] | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 8 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International[]
- As of match played 19 November 2019.[6]
| Cyprus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Ντεμπούτο με Εθνική για Σπόλιαριτς". www.kerkida.net (in Greek). Kerkida. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "ΦΟΥΛ... ποδοσφαιρική οικογένεια!". www.kerkida.net (in Greek). kerkida.net. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2016/17". www.ffcm.es/pnfg/. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2017/18". www.cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2018/19". www.cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Špoljarić, Matija". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
External links[]
- Matija Špoljarić at Soccerway
- Matija Špoljarić – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Matija Špoljarić at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Cypriot First Division players
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