Matija Frigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Rijeka | 27 | (14) |
| 2021 | → Orijent 1919 (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2023– | Westerlo | 27 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Croatia U19 | 12 | (5) |
| 2022 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023 | |||
Matija Frigan (born 11 February 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.
Early life[edit]
Frigan started his career with HNK Rijeka, and was a prolific striker for their youth sides.[2]
International career[edit]
In August 2023, Frigan received his first call-up to the Croatia senior national team by head coach Zlatko Dalić, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Latvia and Armenia.[3][4]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 27 May 2023.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HNK Rijeka | 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Total | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15 | ||
| Orijent 1919 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. HNL | 13 | 4 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) | 2021–22 | 1. HNL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Career total | 55 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 22 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Croatian Cup
References[edit]
- ^ Matija Frigan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Volarić, Ivan (14 December 2021). "Matija Frigan odveo je Krimejčane do jesenske titule: "Škarice? Primio sam je prsima i dobro udario"". novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Dalić objavio popis igrača za Latviju i Armeniju". Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Znaor, Mislav (21 August 2023). "Dalić nije pozvao Livaju, novi stoper Ajaxa na pretpozivu". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Matija Frigan at Soccerway
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rijeka
- Men's association football forwards
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Orijent players
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Croatian Football League players
- Croatian football biography stubs