Nikola Matas

Nikola Matas
Personal information
Date of birth22 June 1987
Place of birthSinj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
NK Osijek
Number26
Youth career
–2005Junak Sinj
2005Zagreb
2006Junak Sinj
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007Junak Sinj?(?)
2007–2009Trogir30(0)
2009–2010Junak Sinj15(0)
2010Hrvace14(4)
2011Uskok11(3)
2012Hrvace20(2)
2012–2013Junak Sinj23(2)
2013Lokomotiva7(0)
2014–Osijek27(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nikola Matas (born 22 June 1987 in Sinj) is a Croatian football defender who currently playing for NK Osijek.

Career

Nikola Matas went up through the ranks of his hometown's NK Junak Sinj academy, spending half a season in NK Zagreb, aged 18. He returned, however to Junak for his first senior season. He joined the newly promoted Druga HNL team, featuring in both their seasons at that rank, before returning to his home team, for another season in Croatia's second tier. Leaving the club again in the summer of 2010, he went on to spend 2 seasons in the Treća HNL Jug, playing for nearby NK Hrvace and NK Uskok.

This was followed by yet another return to Junak and the Druga HNL. Despite the club's relegation at the end of the season, his performances drew interest from Prva HNL sides, and he signed a 4-year contract with NK Lokomotiva. [1]

He started off as the first choice at the right back position there, after the departure of Ivan Boras and the injury of Toni Gorupec. After the first seven rounds, however, he faded from the team and left the club at the winter break.

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