Matej Mitrović (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej mǐtroʋitɕ];[2][3] born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Rijeka and the Croatia national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matej Mitrović[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Požega, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rijeka | ||
Number | 6 | ||
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 | (1) |
2018–2022 | Club Brugge | 26 | (0) |
2022– | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Croatia | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2018 |
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]
On 1 July 2022, Mitrović returned to Rijeka.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
In May 2018, he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[14] However, he did not make the final 23.[15] His most recent international was an October 2018 friendly match against Jordan.[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cibalia | 2011–12 | 1. HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | 2. HNL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 0 | ||||
Rijeka | 2013–14 | 1. HNL | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |||
Total | 77 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
Beşiktaş | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Club Brugge (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Career total | 165 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Croatia | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 3 | 1 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 October 2016 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 2 | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 15 October 2018 | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia | 12 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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