Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian

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who plays as a

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for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

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. On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club

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on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer. On 5 October 2020, he went to

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on loan. On 8 July 2021, he moved to

on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.

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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Ternana * Serie C:

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: 2021

References

External links

NZS profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boben, Matija 1994 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football defenders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Triglav Kranj players NK Ivančna Gorica players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players ND Gorica players FC Rostov players US Livorno 1915 players Ternana Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players CFR Cluj players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Russian Premier League players Serie B players Serie C players Liga I players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Romania