Matija Špoljarić
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997
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 53 (12)
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, 30 December 2023 (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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 5 September 2023
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 161———161
Apollon Limassol 2017–18[4] Cypriot First Division 3010001[lower-alpha 1]050
Alki Oroklini (loan) 2018–19[5] Cypriot First Division 30800——308
AEK Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 1201010—140
2020–21 26020——280
Total 3803010—420
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 28810——298
2022–23 1920010—202
2023–24 3200201062
Total 50121030105512
Career total 1372150402014821
  1. ↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played 19 November 2019[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 201990
Total90

References

  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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