Matía Barzic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matía Barzic Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche B | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Elche B | 33 | (2) |
| 2024– | Elche | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Matía Barzic Gutiérrez (born 31 May 2004) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Elche CF Ilicitano. Born in Spain, he represents Croatia internationally.
Club career
[edit]Born in Madrid to a Croatian father and a Spanish mother, Barzic was an Atlético Madrid youth graduate. On 19 July 2023, after finishing his formation, he signed for Elche CF and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[1]
Barzic made his senior debut on 10 September 2023, starting in a 2–0 away win over CF Gandía, and scored his first goal six days later by netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over FC Jove Español San Vicente.[2] He was an undisputed starter for the B's during the campaign, scoring twice in 33 appearances as they achieved promotion to Segunda Federación.
Barzic made his first team debut with the Franjiverdes on 18 August 2024, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División home loss to SD Huesca.[3][4]
International career
[edit]On 24 September 2024, Barzic was called up to the Croatia national under-21 team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "FÚTBOL BASE | Mati Barzic, nuevo jugador del Ilicitano" [YOUTH FOOTALL | Mati Barzic, new player of Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "El Ilicitano CF logra su segunda victoria consecutiva ante el FC Jove Español" [Ilicitano CF get their second consecutive win over FC Jove Español] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Un sólido Huesca asalta a un Elche en construcción" [A solid Huesca raid an Elche under construction] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Mati Barzic debuta en Segunda con el Elche CF" [Mati Barzic debuts in Segunda with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Rookie Soccer. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Matia Barzic, convocado con la selección croata sub-21" [Matia Barzic, called up with the Croatia national under-21 team] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Matía Barzic at BDFutbol
- Matía Barzic at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Matía Barzic at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Madrid
- Spanish people of Croatian descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Croatian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
- Elche CF players
- Croatia men's youth international footballers