Matej Vuk (born 10 June 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian First Football League club Istra 1961 and the Croatia national under-21 team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matej Vuk | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Čakovec, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istra 1961 | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007-2011 | Mladost Prelog | ||
| 2011-2012 | Međimurje | ||
| 2011-2014 | Čakovec | ||
| 2014–2018 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Rijeka | 23 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → iClinic Sereď (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2023– | Istra 1961 | 43 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Croatia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–16 | Croatia U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2022 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Čakovec, Međimurje County, growing up in Čehovec near Prelog, Vuk started training football at the local NK Mladost Prelog at the age of 7.[3] Following stints at NK Međimurje and NK Čakovec, Vuk joined the HNK Rijeka academy at the age of 14, where went through all remaining ranks. However, he made his first senior appearances on loan at Inter Zaprešić in 2018.[4] He played his first professional match on 28 July 2018, on the opening day of the 2018–19 season against Lokomotiva. He was in the starting lineup as Zaprešić lost by a score of 0–4 away at Stadion Kranjčevićeva.[5]
In September 2020, Vuk was sent on a one-season loan to Istra.[6][7] He immediately scored in his first appearance for Istra, opening the score against HNK Gorica on 19 September 2020, as the match ended 2–2.[8] He finished the season as the top goalscorer for the club, scoring six goals in 30 total appearances, before returning to Rijeka.[9]
In December 2022 Vuk rejoined NK Istra 1961, signing a contract until 2025.[10][11]
International career
editHaving played for numerous national youth teams, Vuk made his debut for the Croatia under-21 team against Lithuania on 17 November 2020. He was in the starting lineup before being replaced by Luka Ivanušec at half-time in a 7–0 win.[12] He was selected to compete in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he initially replaced an injured Luka Sučić, but had to withdraw from the tournament himself due to an injury.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 December 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rijeka | 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1. HNL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 1. HNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 2018–19 | 1. HNL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| iClinic Sereď (loan) | 2019–20 | Fortuna Liga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| Istra (loan) | 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| Istra | 2022–23 | 1. HNL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1. HNL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editRijeka
References
edit- ^ Matej Vuk at Soccerway
- ^ Dobro došao Matej Vuk at NK Istra 1961 official site
- ^ Nogometaš Matej Vuk: 'U budućnosti se vidim kao prvotimac Rijeke' at eMeđimurje
- ^ Propadalo, Karlo (17 June 2018). "Ajayi i Solomon trajno, a Čeliković i Vuk na posudbi u Inter-Zaprešiću". Nogomet+ (in Croatian).
- ^ "Lokomotiva Zagreb vs. Inter Zaprešić - 28 July 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Welcome Matej Vuk!". NK Istra 1961. 17 September 2020.
- ^ Sučić, Mateo (15 September 2020). "Matej Vuk otišao kod Fausta Budicina, Rijeka posudila darovitog ofenzivca u Istru 1961". Novi list (in Croatian).
- ^ "HNK Gorica vs. Istra 1961 - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Croatia - M. Vuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Matej Vuk at Soccerway
- ^ Dobro došao Matej Vuk at NK Istra 1961 official site
- ^ "Croatia U21 vs. Lithuania U21 - 17 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (21 March 2021). "Bišćan ostao bez Luke Sučića, reprezentaciji se priključio Matej Vuk". Sportnet (in Croatian).
- ^ "Dinamo - Rijeka 1:3 - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Rijeka - Lokomotiva 1:0 - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
