Matija Špičić (born 24 February 1988) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a left-back for NK Kralj Tomislav.

Matija Špičić
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)
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

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Špičić 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Matija Špičić statistike" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Former member of the Croatian national team, was transferred to Inter (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ ""Inter" has a double Russian cempionunu". fanat.az. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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