Matija Boben

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Matija Boben
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Celje
Youth career
2000–2008 Kočevje
2008–2013 Interblock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Triglav Kranj 4 (0)
2014–2015 Ivančna Gorica 23 (0)
2015Bolton Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Gorica 34 (1)
2017–2019 Rostov 7 (0)
2019Livorno (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2021 Livorno 30 (1)
2020–2021Ternana (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2023 Ternana 25 (0)
2022–2023Pescara (loan) 24 (0)
2023–2025 CFR Cluj 25 (1)
2025Politehnica Iași (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Celje 0 (0)
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 as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2018

Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.

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Club career

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

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

Club

As of match played 1 June 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Triglav Kranj 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 401050
Ivančna Gorica 2013–14 3. SNL 9090
2014–15 3. SNL14000140
Total23000230
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga900090
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga251301 [b] 0291
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga1 [b] 010
Total3413020391
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 701080
2018–19 Russian Premier League001010
Total702090
Livorno (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 900090
Livorno 2019–20 Serie B30110311
2020–21 Serie C 001010
Total39120411
Ternana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C292102 [c] 0322
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B25030280
Total5424020602
Pescara (loan) 2022–23 Serie C240104 [d] 0290
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 2011000211
2024–25 Liga I50106 [e] 0120
Total2512060331
Politehnica Iași (loan) 2024–25 Liga I60002 [f] 080
Career total21651501602475
  1. Includes Slovak Cup, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C, Cupa României
  2. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
  4. Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 2 June 2018 [8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia
201710
201810
Total20

Honours

Ternana

CFR Cluj

References

  1. Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017.
  2. Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
  3. "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
  6. "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.