Artem Matus ( uk, Артем Валерійович Матус; born 12 June 2003) is a Ukrainian professional

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who plays as a

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for Ukrainian club Kremin Kremenchuk.

Early life

Artem Holiak was born on 12 June 2003, in

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. As a child, Holiak played for Christian Football Club Penuel in his hometown Kryvyi Rih. He than joined DYuSSh FA Kryvbas. He played a total of 74 matches including First League U-19 Championship with Kryvbas-2 (Hirnyk) and Krystal. Some time from late 2021 and before he signed for Ahrobiznes, Holiak changed his last name to Matus.

Career

Kryvbas-2

On 20 September 2020 new team was presented in Kryvyi Rih. Kryvbas-2 was admitted into the

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. Hirnyk team was split with first team players becoming

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and U-19 becoming Kryvbas-2. For the season 2020–21, Matus was in the squad. He was an unused substitute in one match. He had the number 79 shirt. He also took part in First League U-19 Championship that year. Kryvbas-2 played under old name Hirnyk. He featured in 8 matches. He also took part in Kryvyu Rih winter city championship in 2021.

Krystal

Next season Matus began joined Krystal Chortkiv. He played in First League U-19 Championship for 7 matches.

Ahrobiznes

On 14 February 2022, Matus moved to

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club Ahrobiznes. He took the number 1 shirt. Next day his club left for a training camp in Turkey. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Next day club held a meeting and decided to return to Ukraine. On 28 February Matus was one of four players who returned and was allowed to remain in club, while rest of players who failed to return were told to look for new clubs.

Epitsentr

During 2022 Summer transfer window he joined newly promoted First League club Epitsentr and took the number 71 shirt. Matus was an unused bench player at Epitsentr. He was on the bench 14 times, but failed to make his debut. During a friendly match with Shturm Ivankiv on 12 February Matus replaced an injured goalkeeper and conceded a goal five minutes later. He also played during second half in a friendly with Nyva on 3 March. Two days later he again featured in second half in a match against . On 20 June 2023 he was released by Epitsentr.

Kremin

During Summer 2023 Matus was on trial at another First League club Kremin Kremenchuk. He was listed as an unnamed trial player in first preseason matches. On 16 July against Oleksandriya his name appeared in the starting lineup. Few days later it was reported that he was selected by Kremin for the new season. He signed a two-year contract and took the number 71 shirt. He was given a chance to start in his first game and made few good saves. His debut for Kremin was on 28 July in a 0:0 draw against Metalurh. He was selected a man of the match by Sportarena.

Career statistics

References

External links

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FC Kremin player page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matus, Artem 2003 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih players FC Krystal Chortkiv players FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk players FC Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi players FC Kremin Kremenchuk players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Ukrainian First League players Men's association football goalkeepers