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Nemanja Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Матић, ; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for
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club
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. Matić began his senior career at Kolubara, before joining Slovak side
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in 2007. He moved to English club Chelsea for £1.5 million in 2009. Used sparingly during his first spell at the club, he spent the 2010–11 season on loan at Dutch club Vitesse, and in the summer of 2011, he moved to Benfica as part of a swap deal involving
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. He won the Primeira Liga Player of the Year award for his performances in the 2012–13 season. Matić returned to Chelsea in January 2014, for £21 million. He was an integral part of a Chelsea team that won two Premier League titles. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2014–15 season. In July 2017, he was reunited with former Chelsea manager
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after signing for
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. He played with Manchester United until 2022 when he again was reunited with Mourinho at Roma. After one season with Roma, he joined Rennes in 2023. Matić represented his nation Serbia at under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in 2008 and scored more than once in 48 appearances. He was part of Serbia's squad at the
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.


Club career


Early career

Matić was born in
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, SR Serbia. He began playing football at age five with FK Vrelo from the eponymous
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, coached by his own father. He began his senior career at Kolubara, before signing for Slovak club
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in 2007. While living in the country, he also received Slovak citizenship.


Chelsea

On 18 August 2009, Matić signed for Chelsea from Košice for a fee of around £1.5 million on a four-year contract, having been on trial at
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. He was given the number 24 shirt by Chelsea but was not able to make his debut immediately due to the injury he picked up at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was on the bench for Chelsea's League Cup match against Queens Park Rangers on 23 September 2009, but did not take any part in the 1–0 victory. Matić made his
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debut for Chelsea on 21 November, coming on as a substitute for Florent Malouda in the 69th minute in a 4–0 win over
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. On 23 August 2010, Matić transferred to
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club Vitesse on a one-year loan, together with teammates
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and Matej Delač.


Benfica

On 31 January 2011, Matić agreed to join Portuguese club Benfica in the summer of 2011, as part of a deal for Chelsea to sign Brazilian centre-back
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. Under Benfica manager Jorge Jesus, Matić was converted from a playmaker into a defensive midfielder. On 14 April 2012, Matić started for Benfica in the 2012 Taça da Liga Final against Gil Vicente, where he won his first trophy with the
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-based club. On 13 January 2013, Matić scored Benfica's first goal in a 2–2 draw with '' O Clássico'' rivals
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. The next day, he was awarded with a contract extension lasting until 2018, with the buyout clause set at €45 million. In the second leg of Benfica's Europa League round of 32 tie against
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, Matić headed in a late goal after a cross from
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to seal a 3–1 aggregate victory. Matić was an integral member throughout the 2012–13 Primeira Liga campaign as Benfica looked to claim the club's first league championship since
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. Going into the penultimate game of the season against Porto, both teams were undefeated in league play, but a stoppage-time winner from substitute
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gave Porto a 2–1 victory. On 15 May, Matić faced former employers Chelsea in the Europa League final in Amsterdam but was on the losing side as Benfica fell to a 2–1 defeat, courtesy of a last minute Branislav Ivanović header. On 4 July 2013, he was named Primeira Liga Player of the Year after having won the monthly award three times over the course of the season. In the 2013–14 season, Matić played half of the season, with 22 matches and 3 goals, he helped Benfica to win the
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and
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. On 13 January 2014, Matić placed second in the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award.


Return to Chelsea

On 15 January 2014, Matić rejoined Chelsea for a fee of £21 million (€25M), on a five-and-a-half-year contract. He made his second debut for the club four days later, replacing Willian in a 3–1 win against
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. On 3 February, Matić made his first
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start in Chelsea's fixture away at championship rivals Manchester City. He was named
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by
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as Chelsea ended City's unbeaten run at the
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with a 1–0 win. Matić scored his first Premier League goal on 30 August 2014, in a 6–3 win at Everton. A month later, Matić scored the only goal as Chelsea won away at
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in the group stage of the Champions League; on 5 November in the same competition, his goal earned Chelsea a 1–1 draw at
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. Matić was given a straight red card in Chelsea's 1–1 home draw against
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on 21 February 2015, for pushing over Ashley Barnes following a high tackle by him, which resulted in the bending of Matić's shin. On appeal, his suspension was shortened to two matches, including the League Cup Final. On 26 April 2015, Matić was named as one of four midfielders in the PFA Team of the Year, alongside teammate Eden Hazard. Four more Chelsea players were included in the selection. On 12 September 2015, Matić scored his first goal of the
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season against Everton, but it was not enough to save Chelsea from a 3–1 loss. Matić was sent off for two yellow cards in the first half of Chelsea's 2–1 loss at West Ham United on 24 October 2015. For the majority of the 2016–17 Premier League season, Matić played as a central midfielder in a 3–4–3 formation. He scored the 4th goal in Chelsea's 4–2 FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham Hotspur on 22 April 2017. On 8 May 2017, he scored his first ever goal at Stamford Bridge, in a 3–0 victory over
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.


Manchester United

On 30 July 2017, a photo was leaked of Matić wearing a Manchester United training kit printed with the number 31 vacated by Bastian Schweinsteiger the previous March, fuelling rumours that Matić was on the verge of a reunion with former Chelsea manager
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. Manchester United confirmed the deal the next day, with Matić signing a three-year contract with an option for an extra year, for a fee reported to be in the region of £40 million. Two days after signing, he made his first appearance in a friendly against Sampdoria, finishing in a 2–1 win over the Italian side. On 13 August 2017, Matić made his league debut in a 4–0 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford, in which he was named Man of the Match. On 5 March 2018, Matić scored his first goal for the club with a half-volley in a 3–2 comeback win over Crystal Palace after being 2–0 down. The goal was later voted Manchester United goal of the season. During the boxing day matches of the 2018–19 Premier League, Matić scored his first goal of the season and his second for Manchester United in a 3–1 win over Huddersfield Town. On 29 January 2020, Matić scored the only goal in a 1–0
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win; however he was also sent off during the game which United lost 3–2 on aggregate. On 17 March 2020, Manchester United announced that they would be triggering a clause in Matić's contract to extend it by another year rather than allowing it to expire in the summer of 2020, keeping him at the club for a fourth year. On 6 July 2020, Matić signed a new three-year contract with the club, securing his future until 2023. On 15 April 2022, Matić announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.


Roma

On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Matić had agreed to join Roma on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his Manchester United contract. He joined on a free transfer. This was his third reunion with manager José Mourinho, having also played under him for Chelsea and Manchester United. "I already worked with him, we have a good connection and he is one of the reasons why I came here," Matić commented on Mourinho. On 14 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 1–0 away win against Salernitana in the Serie A. He started in the Europa League final, but would later be substituted in extra time as Roma went on to lose the match on penalties.


Rennes

On 14 August 2023, Matić joined
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club
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on a two-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €3 million. Matić played in 13
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games and received 7 yellow cards, incurring 2 yellow-card suspensions. Rennes won 2 games that he played in. He was left out of the squad after 18 December 2023, with Rennes winning all 5 games from then until his departure. However, Matić played in all 6 Europa League group stage games, providing an assist in all three home games as Rennes advanced from their group.


Lyon

On 27 January 2024, Matić joined fellow Ligue 1 club
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on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for a transfer fee of €2.6 million. On 17 May 2025, Matić played in a Ligue 1 game against Angers SCO with a white tape on the sleeve of his jersey covering Ligue 1's anti-homophobia badge. He was given a two-game ban for his action.


International career

In August 2008, while playing for MFK Košice in Slovak Corgoň Liga, Matić received Slovak citizenship. Initially, he expressed an interest in playing for Slovakia internationally, explicitly refusing to play for his country of birth: "They can lure me into the A-team or the U21 eam but I don't want to lay for Serbiaany more. I've already decided." However, on 11 October 2008, he debuted for the Serbia under-21 team in a match against
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. After three matches and two goals for the Serbia under-21 squad, he was called up to the senior squad and made his debut in a friendly against
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on 14 December 2008, in a 1–0 loss. He played in the Cyprus International Football Tournament in 2009 where Serbia made it to the final. Matić took part in the 2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship, where he played 85 minutes in the first group match against
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in a 0–0 draw. Matić, however, injured himself after contact with Italian forward Sebastian Giovinco. He broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and was forced to undergo surgery. In December 2012, Matić announced he would not play for the Serbia national team while Siniša Mihajlović was the coach. The reason he gave for this decision is that he felt he was not given the right opportunity by the coach not playing a single minute in his last five call-ups. On 6 September 2013, Matić returned to his national team on a
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match against
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, being sent off in the 75th minute. He scored his first international goal on 29 March 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match away to
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at the Estádio da Luz, equalising via an overhead kick, albeit in a 2–1 defeat. On 11 October, in a loss against the same opponents by the same score at the Partizan Stadium, Matić received a straight red card within a minute of teammate Aleksandar Kolarov's dismissal. In June 2018, he was selected in the Serbian squad for the 2018 World Cup, playing all three group stage matches. On 28 August 2020, the Football Association of Serbia announced that he had retired from international football; he made 48 appearances and scored two goals for Serbia. He earned his final cap against
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on 10 September 2019.


Style of play

A left-footed defensive midfielder, Matić's poise and power, in addition to his in-game intelligence and tactical awareness, have enabled his attacking teammates to flourish. He is often used at a holding position and screens the defence while providing cover for attacking movements. Just before he joined Manchester United, he had a tackle success rate of 75% in 123 Premier League appearances, a higher rate than N'Golo Kante, Ander Herrera, Fernandinho and Jordan Henderson.
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commented on Matić, "At this moment, he is a giant, not for his size but for the way he plays." Matić's qualities have led to comparison to his ex-teammate at Manchester United, Michael Carrick. Prior to joining Benfica, he played as an
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, before being shifted to a holding midfield role.


Personal life

Matić's maternal grandfather is from Volkovija,
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. His younger brother, Uroš, is a former professional footballer, currently coaching Jedinstvo Ub in Serbia. He has three children with his wife, Aleksandra. Matić has admired former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane from an early age. In November 2018, Matić refused to wear a
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on his shirt for a match against Bournemouth. After the match, he was castigated and got threats by a number of people via social networks for not respecting servicemen who have died in war. He stated that he will not wear a poppy because his village of Vrelo was hit by the
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in 1999. On 17 May 2025, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Matić played in Lyon's match against
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with an anti-homophobia logo on his shirt appearing to be covered.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Serbia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Matić goal''


Honours

Košice *
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: 2008–09 Chelsea *
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: 2014–15, 2016–17 *
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: 2009–10 *
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: 2014–15 Benfica *
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: 2013–14 *
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: 2013–14 * Taça da Liga: 2011–12, 2013–14 Individual * LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2012–13 * Serbian Footballer of the Year: 2014, 2015 * SJPF Player of the Month: December 2012,MATIC ELEITO O MELHOR DE DEZEMBRO/JANEIRO (Matic voted best player of December/January)
; SJPF, 1 February 2013 (Portuguese)
January 2013, April 2013 * PFA Team of the Year: 2014–15 Premier League *Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2017–18 (vs. Crystal Palace, 5 March 2018) *UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2022–23


References


External links


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