Matija Boben

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Matija Boben
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
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*
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– CFR Cluj 24 (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 28 September 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.

Contents

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 28 September 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Triglav Kranj 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 401050
Ivančna Gorica 2013–14 3. SNL 9090
2014–15 14000140
Total23000230
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga900090
2016–17 251301 [lower-alpha 1] 0291
2017–18 1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total3413020391
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 701080
2018–19 001010
Total702090
Livorno (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 900090
Livorno 2019–20 30110311
2020–21 Serie C 001010
Total39120411
Ternana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 292102 [lower-alpha 2] 0322
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 25030280
Total5424020602
Pescara (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 240104 [lower-alpha 3] 0290
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 2011000211
2024–25 40006 [lower-alpha 4] 0100
Total2411060311
Career total20951401402375

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

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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.