Matija Špičić (born 24 February 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a left-back for NK Kralj Tomislav.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Kralj Tomislav | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Zagreb | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | NK Zagreb | 48 | (2) |
| 2011 | Tavriya Simferopol | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Istra 1961 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 40 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Inter Baku | 36 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Osijek | 17 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Wisła Kraków | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Gorica | 29 | (0) |
| 2020 | Varaždin | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Ravnice | ||
| 2022– | Kralj Tomislav | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Croatia U16 | 4 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2020 | |||
Club career
editŠpičić joined NK Zagreb as a twelve-year-old. A product of NK Zagreb youth academy, he was promoted to first team in April 2006 and has been playing for the club ever since, usually as left winger. Although he was seen as one of the most talented NK Zagreb young players, his career suffered a setback when he broke his leg twice in 2008. After a period of recovery, he is now a first-team regular with the team.
As of October 2009, he has earned 33 caps and scored 11 goals for Croatia's national team at various youth levels between 2003 and 2009.[1] and was a first-team member of the squad which participated at the 2005 European Under-17 Championship.
In June 2013 Špičić signed with Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku.[2][3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 13 July 2015
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2010–11 | Tavriya Simferopol | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Istra 1961 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Sibir Novosibirsk | FNL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Inter Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Croatia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| Russia | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 41 | 3 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Matija Špičić statistike" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Former member of the Croatian national team, was transferred to Inter (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ ""Inter" has a double Russian cempionunu". fanat.az. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
External links
edit- Matija Špičić at Soccerway.com
- Matija Špičić at FBref.com
- Matija Špičić at the Ukraine Football Federation
- Matija Špičić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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