2005 Zagreb Weight 77 kg –2005 Junak Sinj Height 1.85 m | Number 26 Role Football player Playing position Name Nikola Matas Date joined 2014 | |
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 28) Current team NK Osijek (#26 / Defender) | ||
Place of birth Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Nikola Matas (born 22 June 1987) is a Croatian football defender who currently plays for NK Osijek.
Career
Nikola Matas went up through the ranks of his hometown's NK Junak Sinj academy, spending half a season in NK Zagreb, aged 18. He returned, however to Junak for his first senior season. He joined the newly promoted Druga HNL team, featuring in both their seasons at that rank, before returning to his home team, for another season in Croatia's second tier. Leaving the club again in the summer of 2010, he went on to spend 2 seasons in the Treća HNL Jug, playing for nearby NK Hrvace and NK Uskok.
This was followed by yet another return to Junak and the Druga HNL. Despite the club's relegation at the end of the season, his performances drew interest from Prva HNL sides, and he signed a 4-year contract with NK Lokomotiva.
He started off as the first choice at the right back position there, after the departure of Ivan Boras and the injury of Toni Gorupec. After the first seven rounds, however, he faded from the team and left the club at the winter break.