Matija Špoljarić (, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karmiotissa and the Cyprus national team.
Club career Špoljarić started his career from the Academies of Apollon Limassol and Atletico Madrid, in Spain, where he played for various teams. Then he came again to Apollon and in the summer of 2019, he switched to AEK Larnaca where he played for two years. Matija joined the newly promoted Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol in the summer of 2021 and has significantly helped Aris finish 4th in the league (tied for their highest ever placement in the league), scoring 8 goals in total, and qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time in the club's history.
International career Špoljarić made his debut for Cyprus national team on 21 March 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, as a 54th-minute substitute for Fotios Papoulis.
Personal life Matija Špoljarić is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international midfielder Milenko Špoljarić and he has two brothers Alexander and Danilo.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCD Toledo B (loan)2016–17Tercera División161———161Apollon Limassol2017–18Cypriot First Division3010001050Alki Oroklini (loan)2018–19Cypriot First Division30800——308AEK Larnaca2019–20Cypriot First Division1201010—1402020–2126020——280Total3803010—420Aris Limassol2021–22Cypriot First Division28810——2982022–231920010—2022023–24114105010184Total58142060106714Career total1452360702016023
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCyprus201990Total90
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