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Bernardo Matić
Croatian footballer
Bernardo Matić (born 27 July 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Kisvárda.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Sinj, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kisvárda | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 2005–2008 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2008–2009 | Glavice | ||
| 2009–2012 | Junak Sinj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Junak Sinj | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Zagreb | 68 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Rijeka | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Široki Brijeg (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Široki Brijeg | 44 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Racing de Santander | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Istra 1961 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Šibenik | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Ordabasy | 22 | (2) |
| 2024– | Kisvárda | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 | |||
Having passed through the ranks of hometown club Junak Sinj and Hajduk Split youth academy, Matić made his professional debut for Junak during the 2011–12 1. HNL season. In the summer of 2013, he joined Zagreb. On 17 February 2017, he signed a 1+1⁄2-year deal with Rijeka, which tied him with the club until June 2018.[1]
In July 2017, Matić was loaned to Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg. In June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Široki Brijeg.[2]
On 11 October 2020, Matić left Široki Brijeg and signed a contract with Spanish Segunda División B club Racing de Santander.[3]
In February 2023, he moved to Ordabasy in Kazakhstan.[4]
On 15 January 2024, Matić signed with Kisvárda in Hungary.[5]
Matić was capped for both the Croatia U19 and U21 national teams.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Junak Sinj | 2011–12 | 2. HNL | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Junak Sinj | 2012–13 | 2. HNL | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| NK Zagreb | 2013–14 | 2. HNL | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| NK Zagreb | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| NK Zagreb | 2015-16 | 1. HNL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| NK Zagreb | 2016–17 | 2. HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Rijeka | 2016–17 | 1. HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Široki Brijeg (on loan) | 2017–18 | PL BiH | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 5 | |
| Široki Brijeg | 2018–19 | PL BiH | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | |
| Široki Brijeg | 2019–20 | PL BiH | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| Široki Brijeg | 2020–21 | PL BiH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Racing de Santander | 2020–21 | 2ª División B | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Istra 1961 | 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 175 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 199 | 15 | ||
Zagreb
Rijeka
- "HNK Rijeka". Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Bernardo Matić ostaje na Pecari" (in Croatian). nk-sirokibrijeg.com. 27 June 2018.
- "El Racing alcanza un preacuerdo con el central croata Bernardo Matić" (in Spanish). realracingclub.es. 11 October 2020.
- "Официально объявлено о переходе хорватского футболиста в «Ордабасы»" (in Russian). sports.kz. 18 February 2023.
- "Horvát játékos érkezett a kazah ligából" [A Croatian player arrived from the Kazakh league] (in Hungarian). Kisvárda FC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- Bernardo Matić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Bernardo Matić at FBref.com
- Bernardo Matić at Soccerway.com
- Bernardo Matić at WorldFootball.net
- Bernardo Matić at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
