Matej Maglica

Matej Maglica (born 25 September 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Darmstadt 98.

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.

Honours
Individual
 * Swiss Super League Team of the Season: 2022-23