Matija Špoljarić

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Matija Špoljarić
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aris Limassol
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2010 Apollon
2010–2016 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2016–2017 → CD Toledo B (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2019 Apollon Limassol 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Alki Oroklini (loan) 30 (8)
2019–2021 AEK Larnaca 38 (0)
2021– Aris Limassol 58 (14)
International career‡
2014–2016 Serbia U17 3 (0)
2016–2017 Serbia U19 3 (0)
2017–2018 Cyprus U21 9 (0)
2019– Cyprus 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Matija Špoljarić (Greek: Ματίγια Σπόλιαριτς, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Cyprus national team.

Club career[edit]

Špoljarić started his career from the Academies of Apollon Limassol and Atletico Madrid, in Spain, where he played for various teams. Then he came again to Apollon and in the summer of 2019, he switched to AEK Larnaca where he played for two years. Matija joined the newly promoted Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol in the summer of 2021 and has significantly helped Aris finish 4th in the league (tied for their highest ever placement in the league), scoring 8 goals in total, and qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time in the club's history.

International career[edit]

Špoljarić made his debut for Cyprus national team on 21 March 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, as a 54th-minute substitute for Fotios Papoulis.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Matija Špoljarić is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international midfielder Milenko Špoljarić and he has two brothers Alexander and Danilo.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 1 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CD Toledo B (loan) 2016–17[3] Tercera División 16 1 — — — 16 1
Apollon Limassol 2017–18[4] Cypriot First Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Alki Oroklini (loan) 2018–19[5] Cypriot First Division 30 8 0 0 — — 30 8
AEK Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 12 0 1 0 1 0 — 14 0
2020–21 26 0 2 0 — — 28 0
Total 38 0 3 0 1 0 — 42 0
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 28 8 1 0 — — 29 8
2022–23 19 2 0 0 1 0 — 20 2
2023–24 11 4 1 0 5 0 1 0 18 4
Total 58 14 2 0 6 0 1 0 67 14
Career total 145 23 6 0 7 0 2 0 160 23
  1. ^ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 19 November 2019[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cyprus 2019 9 0
Total 9 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ντεμπούτο με Εθνική για Σπόλιαριτς". www.kerkida.net (in Greek). Kerkida. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "ΦΟΥΛ... ποδοσφαιρική οικογένεια!". www.kerkida.net (in Greek). kerkida.net. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2016/17". www.ffcm.es/pnfg/. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2017/18". www.cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Games played by Matija Špoljarić in 2018/19". www.cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Špoljarić, Matija". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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