Uroš Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Матић, ; born 23 May 1990) is a Serbian professional

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manager and former player. He is the current manager of Jedinstvo Ub.

Club career

Matić was born in

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in the Serbian Federal Republic. Moving from youth football to

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in 2008, he made his debut on 30 May 2009 as a substitute in second half of the match against Tatran Prešov. On 9 March 2013, in a 2–1 loss to

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, he scored a goal similar to one scored by

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, but during extra time, he missed a penalty, firing the ball into the arms of Myjava goalkeeper Peter Solnička. In early 2013, Matić joined his brother at Benfica in Portugal. on a 1-year contract with the option to extend it for a further five years. In 2014, at the same time as his brother left for Chelsea, he went on a trial at

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, who later, signed him on a permanent deal. On 26 July 2020, Matić signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ. Matić left Qarabağ on 26 July 2021. On 26 July 2021, Matić signed a two-year contract with Saudi club

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International career

Matić made four appearances for the

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at the

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Personal life

Matić's older brother, Nemanja, is a former Serbia international. Matić's maternal grandfather was born in Volkovija, now

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, then settled with his family in Serbia; he has talked about joining the Macedonian national team (as he is eligible through his descent).

Career statistics

Honours

;Copenhagen *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17

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