Matija Špoljarić

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	Anorthosis Famagusta
Number	8
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)
2021–2024	Aris Limassol	61	(14)
2024–	Anorthosis Famagusta	4	(0)
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 24 November 2024 ‡ 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 Anorthosis Famagusta 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 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

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

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.

External links

• Matija Špoljarić at Soccerway
• Matija Špoljarić – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Matija Špoljarić at National-Football-Teams.com