Matej Mitrović

Matej Mitrović (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej mǐtroʋitɕ];[2][3] born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Croatian Football League side Rijeka and the Croatia national team.

Matej Mitrović
Personal information
Full name Matej Mitrović[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993
Place of birth Požega, Croatia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team 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 13 (0)
International career‡
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 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2018

Club career

Mitrović made his professional debut for Cibalia on 25 February 2012, aged 18, coming on as a substitute in an away win against Slaven Belupo.[4] In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Rijeka in the Prva HNL.[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]

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.[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.[13]

In May 2018, he was named in Croatia's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 FIFA 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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 February 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cibalia 2011–12 1. HNL 4010––50
2012–13 33060––390
2013–14 2. HNL 30–––30
Total 40070––470
Rijeka 2013–14 1. HNL 8041––121
2014–15 261208[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0371
2015–16 231501[lower-alpha 1]0–291
2016–17 201312[lower-alpha 1]0–252
Total 773142110101035
Beşiktaş 2016–17 Süper Lig 70304[lower-alpha 1]0–140
2017–18 20402[lower-alpha 3]00080
Total 90706000220
Club Brugge (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 10021––121
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 120001[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0130
2019–20 70005[lower-alpha 5]000120
2020–21 6010000070
2021–22 4010001[lower-alpha 4]060
Total 290206020390
Career total 1653323230302236
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 15 October 2018[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Croatia 201410
201500
201631
201750
201831
Total122
As of match played 15 October 2018
Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mitrović goal[18]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 6 October 2016Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania2 Kosovo4–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15 October 2018Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia12 Jordan2–02–1Friendly

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. "Matej Mitrović novi igrač Rijeke: "Lijepo se vratiti u Rijeku nakon toliko godina"" (in Croatian). Rijeka. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "Kosovo 0–6 Croatia". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". goal.com. Goal. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  15. "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  16. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. Matej Mitrović at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. "Mitrović, Matej". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  19. TOM VAN AKEN (13 May 2018). "Club kampioen na een punt in Luik". www.sport.be. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  20. "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. "Club Brugge wins back-to-back Belgian titles". USA Today. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. 2021–22
  22. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
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