Full name Matej Delac Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Playing position Name Matej Delac | |
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Date of birth (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 23) Place of birth Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina Current team Sarajevo
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Matej dela 2015
Matej Delač (born 20 August 1992) is a Croatian goalkeeper originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina who plays for Mouscron-Péruwelz on loan from Chelsea.
Contents
- Matej dela 2015
- Matej dela his first match friendly for chelsea f c
- Inter Zaprei
- Chelsea
- Loan spells
- Career statistics
- Honours
- International career
- References
Matej dela his first match friendly for chelsea f c
Inter Zaprešić
A product of NK Inter Zaprešić youth academy, Delač started to impress very early on and after only a few appearances for Croatia U-15 he attracted attention from bigger clubs across Europe. During summer 2008, Delač went on trial at Portuguese Liga club Benfica and came very close to joining them, but the two clubs couldn't agree terms so he stayed at Zaprešić.
He had his professional debut for NK Inter Zaprešić in the 2008–09 season on 22 February 2009 against NK Zagreb, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the Croatian first division (at 16 years and 186 days of age). He impressed football pundits in his debut by miraculously saving a penalty from Davor Vugrinec in the 85th minute, contributing to Inter's 1–0 victory and becoming man of the match. Delač continued with good performances and finished the 2008-09 season with 15 appearances, as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.
Chelsea
On 11 September 2009, two days after Croatia's defeat at Wembley, Croatian news reports revealed that Delač had stayed in London for a medical examination and was on the verge of signing a pre-contract with English Premier League club Chelsea. Reports claimed that Chelsea scouts had been following Delač's performances in the Croatian First Division for months and that their Director of Football Frank Arnesen previously went to Zagreb to agree terms of the transfer.
It was announced at a press conference held by Inter on 17 September 2009 that Delač had indeed penned a five-year contract with Chelsea which will come into effect in the January 2011 transfer window. In the meantime, Delač will continue playing at Inter, his wages will be paid by Chelsea, and he is also expected to participate in training at Chelsea's training ground whenever his Prva HNL obligations allow.
Loan spells
On 24 August 2010, Vitesse Arnhem confirmed he would be on loan for the rest of the season.
On 13 September 2011, Dynamo České Budějovice chairman Karel Poborský confirmed that Delač would join the club on loan for the rest of the season. On 4 January 2013 Delač was recalled by Chelsea.
In July 2013, Delač joined FK Vojvodina on a one-year loan. Having established himself as a first choice keeper, Delač played an instrumental role in helping Vojvodina reach play-off round of 2013-14 UEFA Europa league, where Vojvodina lost to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. At the same time he quickly became crowd favorite. Midway through the first half of the season, Delač lost his place as a starting keeper. By the end of December, he decided to cut stay in Novi Sad short, and to return to Chelsea.
In January 2014, Chelsea sent Delač on loan to FK Sarajevo. The 21-year-old Croatian stayed with the Bosnian club for the remainder of the season.
On 1 September 2014, Chelsea sent Delač on loan to Arles-Avignon who play in Ligue 2.
On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Delač would spend another season on loan at the Bosnian side. On 26 October 2015, Delač suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury, during the international break, therefore excluding him out Sarajevo's plans for the season.
On 22 July 2016, Delač joined Belgian side Mouscron-Péruwelz on a season-long loan.
Career statistics
As of 12 March 2017.Honours
FK Sarajevo
International career
After earning 8 caps for Croatia's U-17 and U-19 teams between 2007 and 2008, Delač was called up by Croatia manager Slaven Bilić on 30 August 2009 to join the squad as third-choice goalkeeper (behind Vedran Runje and Danijel Subašić) for their 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and England, breaking the record for the youngest Croatian player ever called up for international duty.