Mateo Barać (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo bǎra:tɕ];[2][3] born 20 July 1994) is a Croatian football defender. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Russian Premier League.
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![]() Barać with Krylia Sovetov in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Sinj, Croatia | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Krylia Sovetov Samara | ||
Number | 44 | ||
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) |
2018–2021 | Rapid Wien | 57 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Sochi | 10 | (0) |
2022 | → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2017 |
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.
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.[4]
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.[5]
On 12 July 2018, he joined Rapid Wien for a fee of €1,300,000.
On 19 June 2021, he moved to Russian club Sochi as a free agent.[6]
On 19 February 2022, he was loaned to Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the season with an option to buy.[7]
On 31 May 2022, Barać moved to Krylia Sovetov on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 4 | ||||
2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4 | ||
Rapid Wien II | 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Sochi | 2021–22 | RPL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 2021–22 | RPL | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Career total | 153 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 9 |
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