Uroš Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Уpoш Maтић, pronounced [ǔroʃ mǎːtitɕ]; born 23 May 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Abha in the Saudi Professional League.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Uroš Matić | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Šabac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Abha | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Obrenovac 1905 | |||
Jedinstvo Ub | |||
2008–2009 | Košice | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Košice | 74 | (8) |
2013–2014 | Benfica B | 16 | (0) |
2014–2016 | NAC Breda | 73 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Sturm Graz | 20 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Copenhagen | 24 | (4) |
2018–2019 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 31 | (5) |
2019–2020 | → APOEL (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Qarabağ | 19 | (1) |
2021– | Abha | 19 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Serbia U19 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2020 |
Matić was born in Šabac in the Serbian Federal Republic. Moving from youth football to MFK Košice in 2008, he made his debut on 30 May 2009 as a substitute in second half of the match against Tatran Prešov. On 9 March 2013, in a 2–1 loss to Spartak Myjava, he scored a goal similar to one scored by Arjen Robben, but during extra time, he missed a penalty, firing the ball into the arms of Myjava goalkeeper Peter Solnička.
In early 2013, Matić joined his brother at Benfica in Portugal.[1][2] on a 1-year contract with the option to extend it for a further five years.[3] In 2014, at the same time as his brother left for Chelsea, he went on a trial at NAC Breda, who later, signed him on a permanent deal.[4]
On 26 July 2020, Matić signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ FK.[5][6] Matić left Qarabağ on 26 July 2021.[7]
On 26 July 2021, Matić signed a two-year contract with Saudi club Abha.[8]
Matić made four appearances for the Serbia national under-19 football team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Matić's older brother, Nemanja, plays for Roma and the Serbia national team.[9] Matić's maternal grandfather was born in Volkovija, now the Republic of North Macedonia, then settled with his family in Serbia; he has talked about joining the Macedonian national team (as he is eligible through his descent).[10][11]
Abha Club – current squad | |
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