Matija Boben
Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2008 | Kočevje | ||
2008–2013 | Interblock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Triglav Kranj | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Ivančna Gorica | 23 | (0) |
2015 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Gorica | 34 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Rostov | 7 | (0) |
2019 | → Livorno (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Livorno | 30 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Ternana (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Ternana | 25 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Pescara (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2023– | CFR Cluj | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Slovenia U16 | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Slovenia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018 |
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 2013–14 season for NK Triglav Kranj.
On 4 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with a one-year-extension option with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[1]
On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer.[3]
On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan.[4]
On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[5] On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.[6]
International career
Boben made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2017 friendly match against Finland and his second international was a June 2018 friendly against Montenegro.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 July 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Triglav Kranj | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Ivančna Gorica | 2013–14 | 3. SNL | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Gorica | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Livorno (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Livorno | 2019–20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
Ternana (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
Pescara (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 186 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 207 | 4 | ||
References
- Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017.
- Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
- "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019.
- "Dall'A.S. Livorno arriva il difensore Matija Boben in prestito con diritto di riscatto" [From the A.S. Livorno defender Matija Boben arrives on loan with the option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 5 October 2020.
- "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
- "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
- Matija Boben at National-Football-Teams.com
- Matija Boben at Soccerway.com
- Matija Boben at WorldFootball.net