Miha Matjašec (born 22 February 2009) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for FC Liefering.
Early life Matjašec was born on 22 February 2009 in Slovenia. he is a native of Črenšovci, Slovenia. Growing up, he started playing football at the age of four.
Club career As a youth player, Matjašec joined the youth academy of ND Beltinci. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of NŠ Mura in 2022 at under-15 level.
Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of NK Domžale in 2024 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025, where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals. On 5 March 2025, he debuted for them during a 3–1 home win over NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the league.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he joined the youth academy of Austrian side FC Red Bull Salzburg, helping the club's under-18 team win the league title and was promoted to their reserve team in 2026.
International career Matjašec is a Slovenia youth international and has represent the country internationally at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 level. Altogether, he made twenty-one appearances and scored two goals while playing for the Slovenia national under-15 football team and six appearances and scored zero goals while playing for the Slovenia national under-16 football team.
During the autumn of 2024 and the spring of 2025, he played for the Slovenia national under-17 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. One year later, he played for the Slovenia national under-17 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
Style of play Matjašec plays as a midfielder or winger and is left-footed. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2026 that "his impressive physical capacity paired with technical proficiency makes him stand out, along with his leadership".
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