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Matej Jonjić

{{short description|Croatian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matej Jonjić

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|29}}

| birth_place = Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub = Tochigi City FC

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Hajduk Split

| years1 = 2009–2015

| clubs1 = Hajduk Split

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2009–2010

| clubs2 = → Zadar (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = → Zadar (loan)

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Osijek (loan)

| caps4 = 31

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Incheon United

| caps5 = 71

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2020

| clubs6 = Cerezo Osaka

| caps6 = 135

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2021

| clubs7 = Shanghai Shenhua

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = Cerezo Osaka

| caps8 = 48

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Incheon United

| caps9 = 29

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2025–

| clubs10 = Tochigi City FC

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Croatia U-16

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam2 = Croatia U-17

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2009

| nationalteam3 = Croatia U-18

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam4 = Croatia U-19

| nationalcaps4 = 18

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 23 January 2025, 11:11 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 27 July 2010

}}

Matej Jonjić ({{IPA|hr|mǎtej jǒːɲitɕ}};{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=e1tnXBk%3D|title=Màtej|quote=Màtej|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=18 March 2018|language=sh}}{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=fVhlWRI%3D&keyword=Sobiecki|title=Ìvan|quote=Jónjić|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=18 March 2018|language=sh}} born 29 January 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as centre back for {{Japanese football updater|TochigiC}} club, Tochigi City FC.

He has represented Croatia at youth level, having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.{{cite web|url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/players/30010/matej-jonjic/|title=Statistics - Caps: Matej Jonjić|work=Croatian Football Federation|accessdate=25 July 2010}}

Club career

Born in Split, Jonjić is a product of the Hajduk Split academy. He was loaned out to NK Zadar in June 2009 where he made his professional debut and went on to appear in 13 matches for Zadar before he returned to Hajduk in January 2010. He later appeared in two matches for Hajduk in the second part of the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hnl-statistika.com/p1.asp?ID=1952|title=JONJIĆ ( Jonjić Matej - Hrvatska ) - Hajduk|work=Nogometni magazin|language=Croatian|accessdate=25 July 2010}} After collecting only seven appearances in competitive matches in the following season, Jonjić was loaned to Zadar for the second time in June 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/420150/nogomet-1-hnl/zadar-s-jonjicem-na-pripreme |title=Zadar s Jonjićem na pripreme |last=Štrbinić |first=Lovro |date=30 June 2011 |work=Sportnet.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=30 June 2011}}

On 23 January 2025, Jonjić was announce official transfer to J3 promoted club, Tochigi City FC for 2025 season.{{cite press release |title=【TOP】マテイ ヨニッチ選手 加入のお知らせ | url=https://tochigi-city.com/new/2025/01/23/20250123001/ | publisher=栃木シティFC | date=2025-01-23 | access-date=2025-01-23}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|the start for 2025 season}}.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 26 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 146 out of 289)

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Hajduk Split

|2009–10

|rowspan="4"|Prva HNL

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
2010–11

|4

000colspan="2"|—20colspan="2"|—60
2012–13

|11

120colspan="2"|—20colspan="2"|—151
2013–14

|3

020colspan="2"|—00colspan="2"|—50
colspan="2"|Total

!20

140colspan="2"|—40colspan="2"|—281
rowspan="3"|Zadar (loan)2009–10

|rowspan="2"|Prva HNL

13000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
2011–12

|26

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—260
colspan="2"|Total

!39

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—390
rowspan="3"|Osijek (loan)2013–14

|rowspan="2"|Prva HNL

13320colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—153
2014–15

|18

421colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—205
colspan="2"|Total

!31

741colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—358
rowspan="3"|Incheon United

|2015

|rowspan="2"|K League Classic

|37

050colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—420
2016

|34

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—370
colspan="2"|Total

!71

080colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—790
rowspan="5"|Cerezo Osaka

|2017

|rowspan="4"|J1 League

|34

63051colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—427
2018

|33

22020401{{efn|Appearance in Japanese Super Cup}}0422
2019

|34

12120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—382
2020

|34

2colspan="2"|—40colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—382
colspan="2"|Total

!135

1171131401016013
Shanghai Shenhua

|2021

|Chinese Super League

|18

150colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—231
rowspan="3"|Cerezo Osaka

|2022

|rowspan="2"|J1 League

|26

12171colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—353
2023

|22

02020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—260
colspan="2"|Total

!48

14191colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—613
Incheon United

|2024

|K League 1

|29

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—301
Tochigi City FC

|2025

|J3 League

|0

00000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="3"|Career total

!391

23333222801045528

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Honours

; Cerezo Osaka

=Individual=

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.cerezo.jp/teams/players/matej_jonjic/ Profile at Cerezo Osaka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223161921/https://www.cerezo.jp/teams/players/matej_jonjic/ |date=23 December 2019 }}
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{{Tochigi City FC squad}}

{{2015 K League Classic Best XI}}

{{2016 K League Classic Best XI}}

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Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Split, Croatia

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Croatian men's footballers

Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers

Category:HNK Hajduk Split players

Category:NK Zadar players

Category:NK Osijek players

Category:Incheon United FC players

Category:Cerezo Osaka players

Category:Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players

Category:Tochigi City FC players

Category:Croatian Football League players

Category:K League 1 players

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Category:J3 League players

Category:Chinese Super League players

Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea

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