Nemanja Matic is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Roma.
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31 Facts About Nemanja Matic
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Nemanja Matic is known for his consistent performances on the pitch and his combative style of play.
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Nemanja Matic began his senior career at Kolubara, before joining Slovak side Kosice in 2007.
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Nemanja Matic made his senior international debut in 2008 and scored twice in 48 appearances.
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Nemanja Matic began playing football at age five with FK Vrelo from the eponymous village, coached by his own father.
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Nemanja Matic began his senior career at Kolubara, before signing for Slovak club Kosice in 2007.
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On 18 August 2009, Nemanja Matic signed for Chelsea from Kosice for a fee of around £1.
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On 23 August 2010, Nemanja Matic transferred to Eredivisie club Vitesse on a one-year loan, together with teammates Slobodan Rajkovic and Matej Delac.
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On 31 January 2011, Nemanja Matic agreed to join Portuguese club Benfica in the summer of 2011, as part of a deal for Chelsea to sign Brazilian centre-back David Luiz.
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Under Benfica manager Jorge Jesus, Nemanja Matic was converted from a playmaker into a defensive midfielder.
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On 14 April 2012, Nemanja Matic started for Benfica in the 2012 Taca da Liga Final against Gil Vicente, where he won his first trophy with the Lisbon-based club.
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On 26 April 2015, Nemanja Matic was named as one of four midfielders in the PFA Team of the Year, alongside teammate Eden Hazard.
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On 30 July 2017, a photo was leaked of Nemanja Matic wearing a Manchester United training kit printed with the number 31 vacated by Bastian Schweinsteiger the previous March, fuelling rumours that Nemanja Matic was on the verge of a reunion with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
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Manchester United confirmed the deal the next day, with Nemanja Matic signing a three-year contract with an option for an extra year, for a fee reported to be in the region of £40 million.
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On 6 July 2020, Nemanja Matic signed a new three-year contract with the club, securing his future until 2023.
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On 15 April 2022, Nemanja Matic announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
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On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Nemanja Matic had agreed to join Roma on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his Manchester United contract.
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Nemanja Matic injured himself after contact with Italian forward Sebastian Giovinco.
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Nemanja Matic broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and was forced to undergo surgery.
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In December 2012, Nemanja Matic announced he would not play for the Serbian national team while Sinisa Mihajlovic was the coach.
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Nemanja Matic earned his final cap against Luxembourg on 10 September 2019.
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Nemanja Matic is often used at a holding position and screens the defence while providing cover for attacking movements.
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Nemanja Matic's younger brother, Uros, is a professional footballer, playing for Abha Club, a team in Saudi Arabia.
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Nemanja Matic is of partial Macedonian descent as his maternal grandfather is from Volkovija.
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Nemanja Matic has admired former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane from an early age.
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In November 2018, Nemanja Matic refused to wear a Remembrance poppy on his shirt for a match against Bournemouth.
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Nemanja Matic stated that he will not wear a poppy because his village of Vrelo was hit by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.
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