Matej Kristín (born January 24, 1990) is a Slovak professional

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who is currently playing for HK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom in the

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Career

Kristín began his career with

HKM Zvolen Hokejový Klub HKM a.s. Zvolen is a professional Slovakia, Slovak ice hockey club based in Zvolen. The club has won the Slovak league championship three times (2001, 2013, 2021) and the IIHF Continental Cup in 2005. The team is nicknamed ''Rytieri ...

, where he played from 2007 to 2011. On May 29, 2011, Kristín joined

HC Dukla Senica HC Dukla Senica is an ice hockey team in Senica, Slovakia. They play in the Slovak 2. Liga, the third level of Slovak ice hockey. The team was founded in 1991. References External linksOfficial website Senica Senica Senica (; ; ) is a to ...

on the

as their starting goaltender. The following year, he returned to the Tipsport Liga with HK Dukla Trenčín. He then moved to France on April 25, 2014, to sign for

LHC Les Lions Lyon Hockey Club Les Lions (LHC The Lions) was the ice hockey team of Lyon, France. The team currently competes in The French Ligue Magnus on 13 January 2014 it was announced they will have a partnership with the Tampa Bay Lighting and Syracuse Cr ...

of the

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. As their starting goaltender, he helped the team earn promotion to the

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that season and was re-signed for the following year. However, he would lose his starting goaltender role to Landry Macrez. In 2015, Kristín returned to Slovakia and signed with

HC Nové Zámky HC Nové Zámky is a professional ice hockey team playing in the Tipos Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in the country. They play in the city of Nové Zámky, Slovakia at Nové Zámky Ice Stadium. The team is nicknamed ''Býci'', meaning " ...

of the 1. Liga, winning the league championship. The following year, he went back to the French Division 1 and signed for

Diables Rouges de Briançon The Diables Rouges de Briançon ''(: Briançon Red Devils)'' (''Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club'' and before ''Hockey Club Briançon'') is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger. Awar ...

on May 17, 2016. On April 14, 2017, he moved to fellow Division 1 team Remparts de Tours. Kristín then moved to the Czech Republic to sign for Draci Šumperk of the

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on June 19, 2018. He played thirteen games for the team before returning to Nové Zámky during the season. He re-signed with the team on May 23, 2019, but left during the season and joined

HK Poprad HK Poprad is a professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in Slovakia. It plays its games in Poprad, Slovakia. The squad's greatest successes include 2nd place in the Slovak Extraliga in 2006, 2011 and 2021. Th ...

on January 23, 2020. On July 5, 2020, Kristín re-joined HK Dukla Trenčín seven years after his previous stint with the team. Kristín was a member of the Slovak national team for the

2008 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Kazan, Russia. The championships began on April 13, 2008, and finished on April 23, 2008. Games were played at TatNeft Arena and Arena Kazan in Kazan. Canada defeated Russia 8–0 in the final to ...

.2008 Slovakia WJC-18 roster and statistics
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristin, Matej 1990 births Living people 21st-century Slovak sportsmen Diables Noirs de Tours players Diables Rouges de Briançon players HC 07 Detva players HC Nové Zámky players HK 91 Senica players HK Dukla Trenčín players HK Poprad players HKM Zvolen players Hokej Šumperk 2003 players Ice hockey people from Ilava LHC Les Lions players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in France Slovak ice hockey goaltenders