Matej Maglica (born 25 September 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SV Darmstadt 98.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonski Brod, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marsonia | |||
| 2015–2016 | Backnang | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | TSG Backnang II | 33 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | TSG Backnang | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | SV Göppingen | 19 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart II | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | St. Gallen | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | Darmstadt 98 | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Croatia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 5 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA youth product of the Croatian club Marsonia, Maglica moved to Germany with the youth academy of TSG Backnang in 2015. He was promoted to their reserves, and eventually their senior team in 2017 before transferring to SV Göppingen.[2] He joined VfB Stuttgart II in June 2020, and after a successful debut season signed an extension on 2 April 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Stuttgart in a 1–0 Bundesliga loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 6 November 2021.[4]
On 3 January 2022, Maglica joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 7 June 2022, St. Gallen exercised their option to purchase Maglica's contract.[6]
On 15 June 2023, Stuttgart activated the buy-back option in Maglica's St Gallen transfer with the defender returning to Germany on a two-year contract.[7]
On 2 July 2023, Maglica joined Darmstadt 98 on a year long loan until June 2024.[8] He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Borussia Moenchengladbach on 17 September 2023 in the 10th minute of the game, before being sent off in the second half. On 30 October 2023, Darmstadt 98 announced that the loan deal will be converted to a permanent contract, signing af contract until June 2027.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Backnang | 2016–17 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
| 1. Göppinger SV | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 168 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 11 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Swiss Super League Team of the Season: 2022-23[10]
References
edit- ^ "FC St.Gallen 1879 | Maglica Matej". FC St. Gallen (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Matej Maglica verlässt die TSG Backnang". Backnanger Kreiszeitung.
- ^ "Vertrag mit Matej Maglica vorzeitig verlängert". VfB Stuttgart.
- ^ "Stuttgart vs. Arminia Bielefeld – 6 November 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ "Drei Neuzugänge für den FCSG" (in German). FC St. Gallen. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Maglica signs for St. Gallen". vfb.de. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Matej Maglica wechselt zurück zum VfB" [Matej Maglica is moving back to VfB]. vfb.de (in German). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Maglica verstärkt Lilien-Defensive". sv98.de (in German).
- ^ "Maglica bleibt über den Sommer hinaus beim SV 98" [Maglica will stay with SV 98 beyond the summer] (in German). SV Darmstadt. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Das SFL-Team der Saison 2022/23" (in German). Swiss Football League. 29 June 2023.
External links
edit- Matej Maglica at Soccerway.com
- Matej Maglica at WorldFootball.net
- Matej Maglica at kicker (in German)
- Matej Maglica at the German Football Association
- Matej Maglica at DFB (also available in German)
- FuPa Profile
