Matej Bagarić () (born 16 January 1989 in

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) is a Croatian professional

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who plays for

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. Bagarić also represented Croatia at the under–19 level.

Club career

Bagarić came through youth ranks of Dinamo Zagreb, and on 26 January 2008 he joined the affiliate club Lokomotiva. He helped Lokomotiva win the league title and earn promotion to second tier. During the 2008–09 season, he featured in 24 appearances and bagged three goals for Lokomotiva, who were again promoted to the higher–level league. He remained at Lokomotiva for the 2009–10 season, and featured in the first team until he was sidelined by injuries, which continued into the

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season. His loan was prolonged until late August 2011, when his contract with Dinamo was mutually terminated and he penned a 5-year deal with

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. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Bagarić joined NK Bistra. In 2020, he joined

National team

Bagarić debuted for Croatia under–19 national team on 13 February 2007 in a match against Hungary. He was capped a total of 16 times at under–19 level and scored 4 goals.

Honours

* Lokomotiva ** 3. HNL ''(West)'' champions: 2007–08

Career statistics

Career statistics at
Nogometni Magazin

References

External links

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