Matija Frigan

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Matija Frigan
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2020 Rijeka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Rijeka 27 (14)
2021 → Orijent 1919 (loan) 13 (4)
2022 → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 15 (3)
2023– Westerlo 27 (5)
International career‡
2021 Croatia U18 2 (3)
2021–2022 Croatia U19 12 (5)
2022 Croatia U20 3 (0)
2022– Croatia U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023

Matija Frigan (born 11 February 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.

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Early life

Frigan started his career with HNK Rijeka, and was a prolific striker for their youth sides. [2]

International career

In August 2023, Frigan received his first call-up to the Croatia senior national team by head coach Zlatko Dalić, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Latvia and Armenia. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023. [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HNK Rijeka 2020–21 1. HNL 00001 [lower-alpha 1] 00010
2021–22 0000000000
2022–23 27142120003115
Total27140030003215
Orijent 1919 (loan) 2021–22 2. HNL 1341 [lower-alpha 2] 0–00144
Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 2021–22 1. HNL 15300–00153
Career total55213130006122
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Croatian Cup

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References

  1. ↑ Matija Frigan at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Volarić, Ivan (14 December 2021). "Matija Frigan odveo je Krimejčane do jesenske titule: "Škarice? Primio sam je prsima i dobro udario"". novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dalić objavio popis igrača za Latviju i Armeniju". Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Znaor, Mislav (21 August 2023). "Dalić nije pozvao Livaju, novi stoper Ajaxa na pretpozivu". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Matija Frigan at Soccerway
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