Matej Maglica (born 25 September 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor.
Club career A youth product of the Croatian club Marsonia, Maglica moved to Germany with the youth academy of TSG Backnang in 2015. He was promoted to their reserves, and eventually their senior team in 2017 before transferring to SV Göppingen. He joined VfB Stuttgart II in June 2020, and after a successful debut season signed an extension on 2 April 2021. He made his professional debut with Stuttgart in a 1–0 Bundesliga loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 6 November 2021.
On 3 January 2022, Maglica joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season. On 7 June 2022, St. Gallen exercised their option to purchase Maglica's contract.
On 15 June 2023, Stuttgart activated the buy-back option in Maglica's St Gallen transfer with the defender returning to Germany on a two-year contract.
On 2 July 2023, Maglica joined Darmstadt 98 on a year long loan until June 2024. He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Borussia Moenchengladbach on 17 September 2023 in the 10th minute of the game, before being sent off in the second half. On 30 October 2023, Darmstadt 98 announced that the loan deal will be converted to a permanent contract, signing af contract until June 2027.
Personal life
Maglica is eligible to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father is from Bosanski Šamac and he spent part of his childhood in Odžak.https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/dinamo-zagreb-dovodi-potencijalnog-reprezentativca-bosne-i-hercegovine/524716
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTSG Backnang2016–17Verbandsliga Württemberg7000——702017–18Oberliga Baden-Württemberg100———1002018–19Oberliga Baden-Württemberg182———182Total352———3521. Göppinger SV2019–20Oberliga Baden-Württemberg19410——204VfB Stuttgart II2020–21Regionalliga Südwest26010——2702021–22Regionalliga Südwest140———140Total40010——410VfB Stuttgart2021–22Bundesliga1000——10St. Gallen (loan)2021–22Swiss Super League16121——182St. Gallen2022–23Swiss Super League31131——342VfB Stuttgart2023–24Bundesliga0000—0000Darmstadt 98 (loan)2023–24Bundesliga26110——271Darmstadt 982024–252. Bundesliga0000—0000Career total168982000017611
Honours Individual Swiss Super League Team of the Season: 2022-23
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