Matej Jelić

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Matej Jelić
Jelić with Rapid Wien in 2015
Personal information
Full name Matej Jelić
Date of birth (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Našice, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2006 Mladost Črnkovci
2006–2008 Belišće
2008–2009 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Belišće 11 (1)
2008–2009 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2009–2010 Lokomotiva 42 (5)
2010–2012 Lučko 36 (14)
2012 Karlovac 9 (1)
2012–2013 Rudeš 23 (5)
2013–2015 Žilina 67 (29)
2015–2018 Rapid Wien 37 (6)
2017–2018Rijeka (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Slaven Belupo 24 (5)
2019–2020 Termalica Nieciecza 18 (1)
2021 Radnik Bijeljina 10 (2)
2021–2022 Cibalia 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2022

Matej Jelić (born 5 November 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Cibalia.

Club career[edit]

MŠK Žilina[edit]

Jelić joined MŠK Žilina in the summer of 2013.[1] On 28 July 2013, he scored a goal on his competitive debut for Žilina in a 3–1 league victory over FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce.[2] In the 2014–15 season, Jelić became the league's joint top scorer (alongside Jan Kalabiška) with 19 goals. Overall, he scored 29 goals for MŠK Žilina in 67 league appearances, he also added 8 goals in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League.

SK Rapid Wien[edit]

On 31 August 2015, official website of MŠK Žilina announced departure of Matej Jelić to Austrian side SK Rapid Wien.[3] He signed a four-year contract until the summer of 2019.

HNK Rijeka (loan)[edit]

On 21 July 2017, Jelić was loaned to HNK Rijeka until the end of the season, with a buying option.[4]

Club statistics[edit]

Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007–08 Belišće 3. HNL 11 1 11 1
2008–09 Dinamo Zagreb 1. HNL 1 0 1 0
2008–09 Lokomotiva 2. HNL 14 4 14 4
2009–10 1. HNL 28 1 28 1
2010–11 Lučko 2. HNL 29 14 29 14
2011–12 1. HNL 7 0 7 0
Karlovac 9 1 9 1
2012–13 Rudeš 2. HNL 23 5 23 5
2013–14 Žilina Fortuna Liga 32 4 2 0 2 0 36 4
2014–15 29 19 3 2 32 21
2015–16 6 6 8 7 14 13
Žilina total 67 29 5 2 10 7 82 38
2015–16 Rapid Wien Bundesliga 27 6 3 0 7 1 37 7
2016–17 10 0 3 1 4 1 17 2
Rapid Wien total 37 6 6 1 11 2 54 9
2017–18 Rijeka 1. HNL 7 0 2 2 3 0 12 2
2018–19 Slaven Belupo 24 5 3 0 27 5
Career total 256 66 17 5 24 9 297 80
Last Update: 20 May 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jelić hráčom MŠK Žilina" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Hučko a Jelić svojimi prvými gólmi pomohli Žiline zdolať Zlaté Moravce" (in Slovak). Profutbal. 28 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Matej, ďakujeme!" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ Vujnović, Korado (21 July 2017). "Matej Jelić novi je igrač Rijeke" (in Croatian). Radio Rijeka. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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