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Name
Nemanja Matic
(Немања Матић)

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Born
1988 (35 years old)

Birth Place

Šabac, SFR Yugoslavia

Position
Midfielder

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
21

Height
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight
80 kg (176 lb)

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Kit

adidas Copa 19.1

Side
Left

Agent

Wage Year

Player Manager ID
62000307

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Sport

Soccer

Team
Lyon

2nd Team

League
French Ligue 1

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Nemanja Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Матић, pronounced ; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Starting his career as an attacking midfielder, Matić shifted to a defensive midfielder during his spell at Benfica. He is known for his consistent performances on the pitch and his combative style of play.

Matić began his senior career at Kolubara, before joining Slovak side Košice in 2007. He moved to English club Chelsea for £1.5 million in 2009. Used sparingly during his first spell at the club, he spent the 2010–11 season on loan at Dutch club Vitesse, and in the summer of 2011, he moved to Benfica as part of a swap deal involving David Luiz. He won the Primeira Liga Player of the Year award for his performances in the 2012–13 season. Matić returned to Chelsea in January 2014, for £21 million. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2014–15 season. In July 2017, he was reunited with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho after signing for Manchester United.

Matić represented Serbia at under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in 2008 and scored twice in 48 appearances. He was part of Serbia's squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Season Stats
22 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season

Career Honours

Premier League 2016-2017 Chelsea	Premier League 2014-2015 Chelsea	Football League Cup 2014-2015 Chelsea	Portuguese Primeira Liga 2013-2014 Benfica
Taça da Liga 2011-2012 Chelsea	FA Cup 2009-2010 Chelsea