Matúš Bero (born 6 September 1995) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

AS Trenčín

Bero began his professional career at

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, where he went through all the youth categories, playing as a defender. Bero debuted for the senior side on 21 July 2013 in the Corgoň Liga match against

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, where his club lost 1-2. During the

2014–15 Slovak First Football League The 2014–15 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 11 July 2014. ŠK Slovan ...

, Bero won the Slovak Football Cup with AS Trenčín in the final against

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, where the match was decided in a penalty shootout. He also became the champion of the Fortuna Liga and celebrated winning a double. In the

2015–16 Slovak First Football League The 2015–16 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. AS Trenčín were the defending champions, af ...

, Bero scored his first hat-trick on 27 September 2015 against

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, where Trenčín won 3-0. Near the end of the season, he defended the double with his team.

Trabzonspor

At the beginning of the

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, Bero transferred to

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for 2.5 million Euros.

Vitesse

On 3 July 2018, Bero agreed to join

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club Vitesse on a four-year contract. On 18 November 2021, he extended his contract at the club until 2023 with an option for another year.

VfL Bochum

On 27 June 2023, Bero signed a three-year contract with

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team

. After just seven minutes during the match against

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on 30 September, in which Bochum lost 1-3, he suffered from a knee injury that would rule him out for several weeks. On 20 January 2024, Bero made a comeback with his first goal in a 1–0 league victory against

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International career

Having represented various Slovak youth teams, Bero debuted for the senior side in a 3–1 friendly victory over

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on 27 May 2016. He was omitted from the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled

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. During the

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against

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, Bero replaced

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after the latter announced his international retirement, which ended in a 2-2 draw. On 13 June 2022, Bero scored his first international goal during a

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match against

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, ending in a 1–2 loss to the Slovaks.

Personal life

On 10 January 2022, Bero and his partner, Klaudia Fraňová, were announced to expect a child. Their daughter, Matea Tanya, was born on 16 May 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bero goal.''

Honours

AS Trenčín * Fortuna Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16 * Slovnaft Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual * Fortuna Liga Young Player of the Year 2014–15 * Peter Dubovský Award: 2015

References

External links

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Fortuna Liga profileAS Trenčín profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bero, Matus 1995 births Living people Footballers from Ilava Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders AS Trenčín players Trabzonspor footballers SBV Vitesse players VfL Bochum players Slovak First Football League players Süper Lig players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany UEFA Euro 2024 players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen