Mato Miloš (; born 30 June 1993) is a Croatian professional

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who plays for

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

side

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

, Miloš went through the ranks of his hometown club

NK Jadran Poreč NK Jadran is a Croatian football club based in the city of Poreč. It was founded in 1948 by Croatian handball player Lujo Györy. History Jadran began play in the Croatian second division in 1992-93. Jadran won the 1996-97 3.HNL ''zapad'' (we ...

, before moving to NK Rijeka, aged 14. He got his first cap for Rijeka at the age of 17, during the

2010-11 Prva HNL 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

. In early 2013, he was loaned to

Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

, and this was followed by loans to

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and

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in Italy's

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. In August 2017, he was transferred to Benfica for a fee of €400,000. On 31 August, he joined Polish side

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

on a season-long loan deal. In 2018, he moved to fellow Portuguese side

CD Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube D ...

. In January 2021, he signed with

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

. On 27 August 2022, Miloš returned to Poland to join top division side

on a two-year contract, with an option for another year.

International career

He has also had 3 caps for Croatia under-19 team, including a cap at the 2012 UEFA European Championship. He made his senior debut for

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in a May 2017

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against

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, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for

Nikola Vlašić Nikola Vlašić (; born 4 October 1997) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and the Croatia national team. Born in the Vlašić fa ...

. It remained his sole international appearance.

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* * * * * * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Pula Association football defenders Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers HNK Rijeka players HNK Cibalia players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players Spezia Calcio players A.C. Perugia Calcio players NK Istra 1961 players S.L. Benfica footballers Lechia Gdańsk players C.D. Aves players NK Osijek players Widzew Łódź players Croatian Football League players Serie B players Ekstraklasa players Primeira Liga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub