Mateo Barać

Mateo Barać (Croatian pronunciation: [matěo bǎra:tɕ];[1][2] born 20 July 1994) is a Croatian football defender. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from Sochi in the Russian Premier League.

Mateo Barać
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994
Place of birth Sinj, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Number 44
Youth career
2004–2012 Junak Sinj
2012–2013 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Junak Sinj 0 (0)
2014 Wohlen 0 (0)
2014–2015 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 3 (0)
2015–2016 Šibenik 24 (3)
2016–2018 Osijek 50 (1)
2018–2021 Rapid Wien 57 (3)
2021– Sochi 10 (0)
2022– → Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2017– Croatia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2017

Club career

Junak Sinj

Born and raised in Sinj, Barać started his youth career at the local Junak Sinj. At the age of 18 he joined the Hajduk Split youth academy, but failed to impress the board.

Šibenik

After unsuccessful trials at FC Wohlen and Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Barać joined Šibenik, which at the time, was coached by Mirko Labrović, his fellow native from Sinj.[3]

Osijek

On 1 July 2016, Barać joined Osijek for an undisclosed fee. Impressive display in the first half of the Prva Liga earned him a call-up for Croatian A team for 2017 China Cup. On 3 August 2017, Osijek defeated the Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League with a 2-0 aggregate win. Many labeled Barać as the key member of the historic victory and Ajax eventually made a 2.5 million euros transfer bid. Osijek and Barać accepted, however the transfer was stopped due to Barać's heart issues revealed on the medical tests.[4]

Rapid Wien

On 12 July 2018, he joined Rapid Wien for a fee of €1,300,000.

Sochi

On 19 June 2021, he moved to Russian club Sochi as a free agent.[5] On 19 February 2022, he was loaned to Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the season with an option to buy.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2014–15 Druga HNL 30———30
Šibenik 2015–16 26320——283
Osijek 2016–17 Prva HNL 24140——281
2017–18 2601070—340
Total 5015070—621
Rapid Wien 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 1204090—250
2019–20 18321——204
2020–21 2702060—350
Total 5738115000804
Rapid Wien II 2020–21 2. Liga 10———10
Sochi 2021–22 Russian Premier League 1000040—140
Career total 1477151260001888

References
  1. "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Matèo
  2. "Bartolòmēj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Bàrać
  3. "FOTO: Na Šubićevcu počelo 'pumpanje' za drugu ligu". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. "Barać ne ide u Ajax, vraća se u Osijek". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. "Хорватский защитник Матео Барач пополнил состав "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 19 June 2021.
  6. "Матео Барач переходит в "Крылья Советов"" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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