Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Politehnica Iași, on loan from CFR Cluj.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 2013–14 season for NK Triglav Kranj.

On 4 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with a one-year-extension option with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[1]

On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer.[3]

On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan.[4]

On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[5] On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.[6]

International career

Boben made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2017 friendly match against Finland and his second international was a June 2018 friendly against Montenegro.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2025
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Triglav Kranj 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
Ivančna Gorica 2013–14 3. SNL 9 0 — — 9 0
2014–15 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Total 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2016–17 25 1 3 0 1[a] 0 29 1
2017–18 — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 34 1 3 0 2 0 39 1
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
2018–19 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Livorno (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Livorno 2019–20 30 1 1 0 — 31 1
2020–21 Serie C 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 39 1 2 0 — 41 1
Ternana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 29 2 1 0 2[b] 0 32 2
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 25 0 3 0 — 28 0
Total 54 2 4 0 2 0 60 2
Pescara (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 24 0 1 0 4[c] 0 29 0
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 20 1 1 0 0 0 21 1
2024–25 5 0 1 0 6[d] 0 12 0
Total 25 1 2 0 6 0 33 1
Politehnica Iași (loan) 2024–25 Liga I 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 210 5 15 0 14 0 239 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie C–Promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 2 June 2018[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Ternana

References

  1. ^ Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Dall'A.S. Livorno arriva il difensore Matija Boben in prestito con diritto di riscatto" [From the A.S. Livorno defender Matija Boben arrives on loan with the option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matija_Boben
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