Uroš Matić

Uroš Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Матић, pronounced [ǔroʃ mǎːtitɕ]; born 23 May 1990) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Jedinstvo Ub.

Uroš Matić

Personal information
Full name	Uroš Matić
Date of birth	(1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Šabac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jedinstvo Ub (manager)
Youth career
	Obrenovac 1905
	Jedinstvo Ub
2008–2009	Košice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Košice	72	(8)
2013–2014	Benfica B	16	(0)
2014–2016	NAC Breda	73	(4)
2016–2017	Sturm Graz	20	(3)
2017–2020	Copenhagen	24	(4)
2018–2019	→ Austria Wien (loan)	31	(5)
2019–2020	→ APOEL (loan)	19	(1)
2020–2021	Qarabağ	19	(1)
2021–2024	Abha	84	(3)
2024	Jedinstvo Ub	13	(0)
International career
2009	Serbia U19	7	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Jedinstvo Ub
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2024

Club career

Matić was born in Šabac in the Serbian Federal Republic. Moving from youth football to MFK Košice in 2008, he made his debut on 30 May 2009 as a substitute in second half of the match against Tatran Prešov. On 9 March 2013, in a 2–1 loss to Spartak Myjava, he scored a goal similar to one scored by Arjen Robben, but during extra time, he missed a penalty, firing the ball into the arms of Myjava goalkeeper Peter Solnička.

In early 2013, Matić joined his brother at Benfica in Portugal.^[1][2] on a 1-year contract with the option to extend it for a further five years.^[3] In 2014, at the same time as his brother left for Chelsea, he went on a trial at NAC Breda, who later, signed him on a permanent deal.^[4]

On 26 July 2020, Matić signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ.^[5][6] Matić left Qarabağ on 26 July 2021.^[7]

On 26 July 2021, Matić signed a two-year contract with Saudi club Abha.^[8]

International career

Matić made four appearances for the Serbia national under-19 football team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Personal life

Matić's older brother, Nemanja, is a former Serbia international.^[9] Matić's maternal grandfather was born in Volkovija, now North Macedonia, then settled with his family in Serbia; he has talked about joining the Macedonian national team (as he is eligible through his descent).^[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2024^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Košice	2008-09	1. liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009-10		3	0	1	0	2[a]	0	—		6	0
	2010-11		23	3	—		—		—		23	3
	2011-12		13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2012-13		32	5	4	0	—		—		36	5
	Total		72	8	5	0	2	0	—		79	8
Benfica B	2013-14	Liga Portugal 2	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
NAC Breda	2013-14	Eredivisie	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2014-15		28	1	3	1	—		4[b]	0	35	2
	2015-16	Eerste Divisie	31	3	1	0	—		4[b]	1	36	4
	Total		73	4	4	1	—		8	1	85	6
Sturm Graz	2016-17	Austrian Bundesliga	20	3	2	0	—		—		22	3
Copenhagen	2016–17	Danish Superliga	15	2	2	0	4[a]	0	—		21	2
	2017–18		9	2	—		8[c]	0	—		17	2
	Total		24	4	2	0	12	0	—		38	4
Austria Wien (loan)	2018-19	Austrian Bundesliga	31	5	4	1	—		—		35	6
APOEL (loan)	2019-20	Cypriot First Division	19	1	1	0	14[d]	2[e]	1[f]	0	35	3
Qarabağ	2020–21	Azerbaijan Premier League	19	1	3	0	9[g]	2[e]	—		31	3
	2021–22		—		—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		19	1	3	0	9	2	—		31	3
Abha	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	28	3	1	0	—		—		29	3
	2022–23		27	0	2	0	—		—		29	0
	2023–24		29	0	3	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		84	3	6	0	—		—		90	3
Career total			358	29	27	2	37	4	9	1	431	36

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion/relegation play-offs
3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, Five appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. One goal in UEFA Champions League, One goal in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup
7. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, Six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2016–17
• Danish Cup: 2016–17