Matej Mitrović (; born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Prva HNL
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side
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
and the
Croatia national team.
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
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. In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
in the
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...
. During his first season with Rijeka, Mitrović was member of the squad that won the
Croatian Cup, scoring in the
final
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against
Dinamo Zagreb
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. In June 2016, he signed a new three-year contract which ties him with the club until June 2019. On 6 January 2017, he moved to
Beşiktaş
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on a three-year deal for 4.2 million.
On 29 January 2018, Mitrović joined Belgian club
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. on a six-month long loan deal. On 20 July, he signed permanently for the club after agreeing to a four-year deal.
On 1 July 2022, Mitrović returned to Rijeka.
International career
In November 2014, Mitrović received his first senior national team call-up, when
Niko Kovač
Niko Kovač (; born 15 October 1971) is a Croatian professional football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of Bundesliga club VFL Wolfsburg.
Kovač was the long-standing captain of the Croatia national team until his retire ...
called him up as an injury replacement for
Gordon Schildenfeld
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Club career
Šibenik
Schildenfel ...
. He made his
Croatia
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debut in a
friendly against
Argentina
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on 12 November 2014. In October 2016, Mitrović was called up by
Ante Čačić
Ante Čačić (; born 29 September 1953) is a Croatian professional football manager who is the current head coach of Croatian Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.
Čačić graduated on the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Zagr ...
as an injury replacement for
Dejan Lovren
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Lovren began his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to ...
for
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against
Kosovo
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and
Finland
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. On 6 October 2016, he scored his first international goal in the match against Kosovo.
In May 2018, he was named in Croatia’s preliminary 32-man squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia. However, he did not make the
final 23. His most recent international was an October 2018 friendly match against
Jordan
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
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[
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Honours
Rijeka
*Croatian Football Cup
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: 2013–14
*Croatian Football Super Cup
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: 2014
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Beşiktaş
*Süper Lig
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: 2016–17
Club Brugge
*Belgian First Division A
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: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
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*Belgian Super Cup
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: 2018
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, 2021
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Individual
*Team of the Year Team of the Year may refer to:
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award
* Canadian Press Team of the Year Award
*GPA Gaelic Team of the Year
* IRB International Sevens Team of the Year
* IRB International Team of the Year
* J.League Team of ...
: 2015
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
People from Požega, Croatia
Association football defenders
Croatian footballers
Croatia youth international footballers
Croatia under-21 international footballers
Croatia international footballers
HNK Cibalia players
HNK Rijeka players
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Club Brugge KV players
Croatian Football League players
Süper Lig players
Belgian Pro League players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium