Matija Boben
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Kočevje | ||
| 2008–2013 | Interblock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Triglav Kranj | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ivančna Gorica | 23 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Gorica | 34 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Rostov | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Livorno (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Livorno | 30 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ternana (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Ternana | 25 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pescara (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | CFR Cluj | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slovenia U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovenia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018 | |||
Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
Club career[edit]
He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 2013–14 season for NK Triglav Kranj.
On 4 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with a one-year-extension option with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[1]
On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer.[3]
On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan.[4]
On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[5] On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.[6]
International career[edit]
Boben made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2017 friendly match against Finland and his second international was a June 2018 friendly against Montenegro.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 2 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Triglav Kranj | 2013–14 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Ivančna Gorica | 2013–14 | 3. SNL | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Gorica | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Livorno (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Livorno | 2019–20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Ternana (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | 197 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 219 | 5 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 2 June 2018[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Ternana
- Serie C: 2020–21
- Supercoppa di Serie C: 2021
References[edit]
- ^ Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017.
- ^ Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Dall'A.S. Livorno arriva il difensore Matija Boben in prestito con diritto di riscatto" [From the A.S. Livorno defender Matija Boben arrives on loan with the option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
- Matija Boben at EU-Football.info
- Matija Boben at FBref.com
- Matija Boben at FootballDatabase.eu
- Matija Boben at National-Football-Teams.com
- Matija Boben at Soccerway.com
- Matija Boben at WorldFootball.net
