Matija Frigan

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Matija Frigan
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 20
Youth career
–2020 Rijeka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Rijeka 27 (14)
2021Orijent 1919 (loan) 13 (4)
2022Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 15 (3)
2023–2025 Westerlo 72 (19)
2025– Parma 0 (0)
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 as of 14 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2023

Matija Frigan (born 11 February 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Parma.

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Early life

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

Club career

On 15 August 2025, Frigan signed a five-year contract with Parma in Italy. [3]

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. [4] [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HNK Rijeka 2020–21 1. HNL 00001 [a] 00010
2021–22 0000000000
2022–23 27142120003115
Total27140030003215
Orijent 1919 (loan) 2021–22 2. HNL 1341 [b] 000144
Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 2021–22 1. HNL1530000153
Westerlo 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 3051000315
Career total85264130009227
Notes
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Croatian Cup

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. "MATIJA FRIGAN JOINS THE GIALLOBLÙ". Parma Calcio 1913. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. "Dalić objavio popis igrača za Latviju i Armeniju". Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. Znaor, Mislav (21 August 2023). "Dalić nije pozvao Livaju, novi stoper Ajaxa na pretpozivu". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. Matija Frigan at Soccerway