Mate Maleš
{{short description|Croatian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mate Maleš
| image = Mate Maleš 2008.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Maleš with Dinamo Zagreb
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Šibenik, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = 1.81m
| currentclub = Lokomotiva
| clubnumber = 4
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1999–2007 | youthclubs1 = Šibenik
| youthyears2 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs2 = Hajduk Split
| years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = Šibenik | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = Dinamo Zagreb | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008–2013 | clubs3 = Lokomotiva | caps3 = 66 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = → NK Zagreb (loan) | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2018 | clubs5 = Rijeka | caps5 = 90 | goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = CFR Cluj | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Sarpsborg 08 | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = Arezzo | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021– | clubs9 = Lokomotiva | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2007 |nationalteam1 = Croatia U18 | nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 |nationalteam2 = Croatia U19 | nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2008 |nationalteam3 = Croatia U20 | nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2014 |nationalteam4 = Croatia | nationalcaps4 = 1 |nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 23 January 2021
| ntupdate = 3 November 2015
}}
Mate Maleš ({{IPA|hr|mǎːte mâːleʃ}};{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e1tnXBg%3D|title=Máte|quote=Máte|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-21|language=sh}}{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e1xmXhA%3D&keyword=mal|title=mȃl1|quote=Mȃleš|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-21|language=sh}} born 11 March 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in Croatian club Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Club career
Maleš started his football career with HNK Šibenik, debuting for the first team at the age of 17, on 4 August 2006 against Dinamo Zagreb. His teammates in HNK Šibenik included Ante Rukavina and Gordon Schildenfeld.
In 2007, Hajduk Split acquired Maleš and introduced him to their youth system. He was set to sign his first professional contract in February 2008, after a tournament in Hong Kong in which he played for the first team. Instead, he opted to sign a five-year deal with Dinamo Zagreb. After only two matches for his new team in the early stages of the 2008–09 season, he was loaned to Lokomotiva. In the summer of 2010, his contract with Dinamo was cancelled and Maleš signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiva. He spent one of these three seasons on loan with NK Zagreb.
=Rijeka=
In June 2013, Maleš signed a two-year deal with HNK Rijeka.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mojarijeka.hr/sport/za-rijeku-potpisali-tomecak-pokrivac-males-i-boras/|title=Za Rijeku potpisali Tomečak, Pokrivač, Maleš i Boras – Moja Rijeka|website=Moja Rijeka|access-date=2016-12-16}} He was a regular starter during his first season with the club. However, following a serious ankle injury, he had to undergo two surgeries, followed by long recovery periods. As a consequence, he did not play a single match from 26 March 2014 until 2 August 2015, in process missing the entire 2014–15 season, with the exception of one Rijeka II appearance in 3. HNL. Nevertheless, in May 2015, Rijeka renewed his contract for two years, tying him to the club until June 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/vijest/males-ajayi-i-collins-produzili-ugovore/|title=HNK Rijeka - Maleš, Ajayi i Collins produžili ugovore|access-date=2016-12-16}} Maleš scored his first ever Prva HNL goal in Rijeka's 2–1 away win against Lokomotiva on 17 October 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://prvahnl.hr/matches/271153/lokomotiva-rijeka-12/|title=Lokomotiva - Rijeka 1:2 - MAXtv Prva liga|website=prvahnl.hr|access-date=2016-12-16}} From the start of the 2016–17 season and until his departure in February 2018 Maleš served as the team captain.
Maleš was signed by Chinese Super League newcomer Dalian Yifang in February 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-02-03/doc-ifyrcsrx3872605.shtml|title=曝克甲冠军队长已会合一方 B2B中场身价100万欧|website=sina|date=2018-02-03|access-date=2018-03-27}} However, after Wanda Group took charge of the club at the end of February 2018 and bought Nicolás Gaitán and Yannick Carrasco from Atlético Madrid, he was excluded from the squad due to the limitation of the numbers of foreign players.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifpro.org/news/wanda-s-club-tries-to-offload-new-player/en/|title=CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE CLUB BARS NEW SIGNING|website=fifpro.org|date=2018-03-26|access-date=2018-03-27}}
=CFR Cluj=
On 20 June 2018, Maleš signed a contract with Romanian defending champions CFR Cluj.{{cite web|url=https://cfr1907.ro/bun-venit-mate-males/|title=Bun venit, Mate Males!|trans-title=Welcome, Mate Maleš!|publisher=CFR Cluj|language=Romanian|date=20 June 2018}}
=Sarpsborg 08=
On 30 July 2019, Maleš signed for Sarpsborg 08 on a contract until the end of the 2020 season.{{cite web |title=MIDTBANEKRIGER MATE MALES KLAR FOR SARPSBORG 08 |url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/midtbanekriger-mate-males-klar-for-sarpsborg-08 |website=sarpsborg08.no/ |publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF |accessdate=9 October 2019 |language=Norwegian |date=30 July 2019}} On 15 August 2019 Maleš' contract was extended until the end of the 2021 season.{{cite web |title=MALES FORLENGER MED SARPSBORG 08 |url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/midtbanekriger-mate-males-klar-for-sarpsborg-08 |website=sarpsborg08.no/ |publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF |accessdate=9 October 2019 |language=Norwegian |date=15 August 2019}}
=Arezzo=
On 17 September 2020, he moved to Italian Serie C club Arezzo.{{cite web|publisher=Arezzo|url=http://www.ssarezzo.it/2020/09/17/mate-males-e-nader-aly-sono-due-nuovi-calciatori-della-s-s-arezzo/|title=Mate Males e Nader Aly sono due nuovi calciatori della S.S. Arezzo|date=17 September 2020|language=Italian}} On 29 January 2021, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Arezzo|url=http://www.ssarezzo.it/2021/01/29/rescissione-consensuale-del-contratto-con-mate-males/|title=Rescissione consensuale del contratto con Mate Males|date=29 January 2021|language=it}}
International career
In 2006, Mate Maleš was selected for the national under-21 team, but despite being a regular U19 player, he never got a cap for the U21s. However, he has been called up to the Croatia squad and was in the squad for the 2014 World Cup Qualifying match against Iceland,{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/kovac-calls-up-uncapped-males-for-iceland-playoff_sto3989093/story.shtml |title=Kovac calls up uncapped Males for Iceland play-off |publisher=Eurosport |accessdate=4 November 2013}} on 19 November 2013.
He made his international debut on 5 March 2014, aged 24, in a friendly away match against Switzerland,{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=28552|title=Player Database|accessdate=15 October 2022|website=EU-football}} where he was in the starting line-up and eventually replaced by Luka Modrić in 56th minute.{{Cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/241199/svicarska-hrvatska-22/|title=Drmić and Olić secure draw in Switzerland - Croatian Football Federation|website=hns-cff.hr|access-date=2016-12-16}} The match ended in a 2–2 draw. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup due to injury.{{Cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/news/4617/mate-males-to-miss-the-fifa-world-cup/|title=Mate Maleš to miss the FIFA World Cup - Croatian Football Federation|website=hns-cff.hr|access-date=2016-12-16}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2006–07
|valign="center"|Šibenik |rowspan="3" valign="center"|1. HNL |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08
|valign="center"|Hajduk Split |colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09
|valign="center"|Dinamo Zagreb |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008–09
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Lokomotiva |valign="center"|2. HNL |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|1. HNL |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 0 | |
| rowspan="2"|2011–12
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| valign="center"|NK Zagreb
|21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|valign="center"|Lokomotiva |21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 2 | |
| colspan=3 |Lokomotiva total
!66 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 |
| 2013–14
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|Rijeka |rowspan="5" valign="center"|1. HNL |22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2014–15
|colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 1 | |
| 2016–17
|25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2017–18
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| colspan=3 |Rijeka total
!90 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 127 | 3 |
| colspan=3 |Career total
!179 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 232 | 5 |
| colspan="11"|Last Update: 17 December 2017. |
Honours
=Club=
Rijeka
CFR Cluj
References
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External links
- {{CFF player|44341/mate-males}}
- {{NFT player|54758}}
- {{Soccerway|mate-males/46241}}
- {{hrnogomet|id=1995|national_id=2689}}
- {{UEFA player|108566}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Males, Mate}}
Category:Footballers from Šibenik
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:Croatia men's international footballers
Category:GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Category:NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players
Category:Sarpsborg 08 FF players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:First Football League (Croatia) players
Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Norway