Serbian footballer (born 1988)
Nemanja Mati?
(
Serbian Cyrillic
:
Нема?а Мати?
,
pronounced
[n?ma?a
m?ːtit?]
; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional
footballer
who plays as a
defensive midfielder
for
Ligue 1
club
Lyon
. Starting his career as an attacking midfielder, Mati? shifted to a defensive midfielder during his spell at
Benfica
.
[4]
He is known for his consistent performances on the pitch and his combative style of play.
[5]
[6]
Mati? began his senior career at
Kolubara
, before joining Slovak side
Ko?ice
in 2007. He moved to English club
Chelsea
for £1.5 million in 2009. Used sparingly during his first spell at the club, he spent the
2010?11 season
on loan at Dutch club
Vitesse
, and in the summer of 2011, he moved to Benfica as part of a swap deal involving
David Luiz
. He won the
Primeira Liga Player of the Year
award for his performances in the
2012?13
season.
Mati? returned to Chelsea in January 2014, for £21 million. He was an integral part of a Chelsea team that won two Premier League titles. He was named in the
PFA Team of the Year
for the 2014?15 season. In July 2017, he was reunited with former Chelsea manager
Jose Mourinho
after signing for
Manchester United
. He played with Manchester United until 2022 when he again was reunited with Mourinho at Roma. After one season with Roma, he joined Rennes in 2023.
Mati? represented Serbia at
under-21
level. He made his
senior
international debut in 2008 and scored twice in 48 appearances. He was part of Serbia's squad at the
2018 FIFA World Cup
.
Club career
[
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]
Early career
[
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]
Mati? was born in
?abac
, SR Serbia.
[7]
He began playing football at age five with FK Vrelo from the eponymous
village
, coached by his own father.
[8]
He began his senior career at
Kolubara
, before signing for Slovak club
Ko?ice
in 2007.
[9]
While living in the country, he also received
Slovak citizenship
.
[10]
Chelsea
[
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]
On 18 August 2009, Mati? signed for
Chelsea
from Ko?ice for a fee of around £1.5 million on a four-year contract, having been on trial at
Middlesbrough
.
[11]
[12]
He was given the number 24 shirt by Chelsea but was not able to make his debut immediately due to the injury he picked up at the
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
. He was on the bench for Chelsea's
League Cup
match against
Queens Park Rangers
on 23 September 2009, but did not take any part in the 1?0 victory. Mati? made his
Premier League
debut for Chelsea on 21 November, coming on as a substitute for
Florent Malouda
in the 69th minute in a 4?0 win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
.
[13]
On 23 August 2010, Mati? transferred to
Eredivisie
club
Vitesse
on a one-year loan, together with teammates
Slobodan Rajkovi?
and
Matej Dela?
.
[14]
Benfica
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]
On 31 January 2011, Mati? 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
.
[15]
Under Benfica manager
Jorge Jesus
, Mati? was converted from a
playmaker
into a defensive midfielder.
[16]
On 14 April 2012, Mati? started for Benfica in the
2012 Taca da Liga Final
against
Gil Vicente
, where he won his first trophy with the
Lisbon
-based club.
[16]
On 13 January 2013, Mati? scored Benfica's first goal in a 2?2 draw with
O Classico
rivals
Porto
.
[17]
The next day, he was awarded with a contract extension lasting until 2018, with the buyout clause set at €45 million.
[18]
In the second leg of Benfica's
Europa League round of 32 tie
against
Bayer Leverkusen
, Mati? headed in a late goal after a cross from
Lima
to seal a 3?1 aggregate victory.
[19]
Mati? was an integral member throughout the
2012?13 Primeira Liga
campaign as Benfica looked to claim the club's first league championship since
2010
. Going into the penultimate game of the season against Porto, both teams were undefeated in league play,
[20]
but a stoppage-time winner from substitute
Kelvin
gave Porto a 2?1 victory.
[21]
On 15 May, Mati? faced former employers Chelsea in the
Europa League
final in Amsterdam but was on the losing side as Benfica fell to a 2?1 defeat, courtesy of a last minute
Branislav Ivanovi?
header.
[22]
On 4 July 2013, he was named
Primeira Liga Player of the Year
after having won the monthly award three times over the course of the season.
[23]
[24]
In the
2013?14 season
, Mati? played half of the season, with 22 matches and 3 goals, he helped Benfica to win the
Primeira Liga
and
Taca de Portugal
.
[25]
[26]
On 13 January 2014, Mati? placed second in the 2013
FIFA Puskas Award
.
[27]
Return to Chelsea
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On 15 January 2014, Mati? rejoined Chelsea for a fee of £21 million (€25M),
[28]
[29]
on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
[30]
He made his second debut for the club four days later, replacing
Willian
in a 3?1 win against
Manchester United
.
[31]
On 3 February, Mati? made his first
Premier League
start in Chelsea's fixture away at championship rivals
Manchester City
.
[32]
He was named
man of the match
by
Sky Sports
as Chelsea ended City's unbeaten run at the
City of Manchester Stadium
with a 1?0 win.
[33]
Mati? scored his first Premier League goal on 30 August 2014, in a 6?3 win at
Everton
.
[34]
A month later, Mati? scored the only goal as Chelsea won away at
Sporting CP
in the group stage of the
Champions League
;
[35]
on 5 November in the same competition, his goal earned Chelsea a 1?1 draw at
Maribor
.
[36]
Mati? was given a straight red card in Chelsea's 1?1 home draw against
Burnley
on 21 February 2015, for pushing over
Ashley Barnes
following a high tackle by him, which resulted in the bending of Mati?'s shin.
[37]
On appeal, his suspension was shortened to two matches, including the
League Cup Final
.
[38]
On 26 April 2015, Mati? was named as one of four midfielders in the
PFA Team of the Year
, alongside teammate
Eden Hazard
. Four more Chelsea players were included in the selection.
[39]
On 12 September 2015, Mati? scored his first goal of the
2015?16 Premier League
season against Everton, but it was not enough to save Chelsea from a 3?1 loss.
[40]
Mati? was sent off for two yellow cards in the first half of Chelsea's 2?1 loss at
West Ham United
on 24 October 2015.
[41]
For the majority of the
2016?17 Premier League
season, Mati? played as a central midfielder in a 3?4?3 formation. He scored the 4th goal in Chelsea's 4?2 FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham Hotspur on 22 April 2017.
[42]
On 8 May 2017, he scored his first ever goal at Stamford Bridge, in a 3?0 victory over
Middlesbrough
.
[43]
Manchester United
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On 30 July 2017, a photo was leaked of Mati? wearing a Manchester United training kit printed with the number 31 vacated by
Bastian Schweinsteiger
the previous March, fuelling rumours that Mati? was on the verge of a reunion with former Chelsea manager
Jose Mourinho
.
[44]
Manchester United confirmed the deal the next day, with Mati? signing a three-year contract with an option for an extra year,
[45]
for a fee reported to be in the region of £40 million.
[46]
Two days after signing, he made his first appearance in a friendly against
Sampdoria
, finishing in a 2?1 win over the Italian side.
[47]
On 13 August 2017, Mati? made his league debut in a 4?0 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford, in which he was named Man of the Match.
[48]
On 5 March 2018, Mati? scored his first goal for the club with a half-volley in a 3?2 comeback win over
Crystal Palace
after being 2?0 down.
[49]
The goal was later voted Manchester United goal of the season.
[50]
During the boxing day matches of the
2018?19 Premier League
, Mati? scored his first goal of the season and his second for Manchester United in a 3?1 win over
Huddersfield Town
.
[51]
On 29 January 2020, Mati? scored the only goal in a 1?0
derby
win; however he was also
sent off
during the game which United lost 3?2 on aggregate.
[52]
On 17 March 2020, Manchester United announced that they would be triggering a clause in Mati?'s contract to extend it by another year rather than allowing it to expire in the summer of 2020, keeping him at the club for a fourth year.
[53]
On 6 July 2020, Mati? signed a new three-year contract with the club, securing his future until 2023.
[54]
On 15 April 2022, Mati? announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
[55]
Roma
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On 14 June 2022, it was announced that Mati? had agreed to join
Roma
on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his Manchester United contract.
[56]
He joined on a free transfer. This was his third reunion with manager Jose Mourinho, having also played under him for Chelsea and Manchester United. "I already worked with him, we have a good connection and he is one of the reasons why I came here," Matic commented on Mourinho.
[57]
On 14 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 1?0 away win against
Salernitana
in the Serie A.
[58]
With Roma he reached the Europa League final, but the team lost.
[59]
Rennes
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On 14 August 2023, Mati? joined
Ligue 1
club
Rennes
on a two-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €3 million.
[60]
[61]
Mati? played in 13
Ligue 1
games and received 7 yellow cards, incurring 2 yellow-card suspensions. Rennes won 2 games that he played in. He was left out of the squad after December 18 2023, with Rennes winning all 5 games from then until his departure. However, Mati? played in all 6 Europa League group stage games, providing an assist in all three home games as Rennes advanced from their group.
[62]
Lyon
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On 27 January 2024, Mati? joined fellow Ligue 1 club
Lyon
on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for a transfer fee of €2.6 million.
[63]
International career
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Mati?'s debut for the
Serbia under-21 team
came in a match against
Denmark
on 11 October 2008.
[64]
After three matches and two goals for the Serbia under-21 squad, he was called up to the
Serbian senior squad
and made his debut in a friendly against
Poland
on 14 December 2008, in a 1?0 loss.
[65]
He played in the
Cyprus International Football Tournament
in 2009 where Serbia made it to the final.
[66]
[67]
Mati? took part in the 2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship, where he played 85 minutes in the first group match against
Italy
in a 0?0 draw. Mati?, however, injured himself after contact with Italian forward
Sebastian Giovinco
. He broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and was forced to undergo surgery.
[68]
In December 2012, Mati? announced he would not play for the Serbia national team while
Sini?a Mihajlovi?
was the coach. The reason he gave for this decision is that he felt he was not given the right opportunity by the coach not playing a single minute in his last five call-ups.
[69]
[70]
On 6 September 2013, Mati? returned to his national team on a
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
match against
Croatia
, being
sent off
in the 75th minute.
[71]
[72]
He scored his first international goal on 29 March 2015, in a
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
match away to
Portugal
at the
Estadio da Luz
, equalising via an
overhead kick
, albeit in a 2?1 defeat.
[73]
On 11 October, in a loss against the same opponents by the same score at the
Partizan Stadium
, Mati? received a straight red card within a minute of teammate
Aleksandar Kolarov
's dismissal.
[74]
In June 2018, he was selected in the Serbian squad for the
2018 World Cup
,
[75]
playing all three group stage matches.
[76]
[77]
[78]
On 28 August 2020, the
Football Association of Serbia
announced that he had retired from international football; he made 48 appearances and scored two goals for Serbia.
[79]
He earned his final cap against
Luxembourg
on 10 September 2019.
[80]
Style of play
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A left-footed
defensive midfielder
, Mati?'s poise and power, in addition to his in-game intelligence and tactical awareness, have enabled his attacking teammates to flourish. He is often used at a holding position and screens the defence while providing cover for attacking movements. Just before he joined Manchester United, he had a tackle success rate of 75% in 123 Premier League appearances, a higher rate than
N'Golo Kante
,
Ander Herrera
,
Fernandinho
and
Jordan Henderson
.
[81]
Jose Mourinho
commented on Mati?, "At this moment, he is a giant, not for his size but for the way he plays."
[4]
Mati?'s qualities have led to comparison to his ex-teammate at Manchester United,
Michael Carrick
.
[82]
Prior to joining Benfica, he played as an
attacking midfielder
, before being shifted to a
holding midfield
role.
[83]
Personal life
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Mati?'s younger brother,
Uro?
, is also a professional
footballer
, playing for
Abha Club
, a team in Saudi Arabia.
[84]
Mati? is of partial
Macedonian
descent as his maternal grandfather is from
Volkovija
.
[85]
[86]
Mati? has three children with his wife, Aleksandra.
[87]
Mati? has admired former Manchester United midfielder
Roy Keane
from an early age.
[88]
In November 2018, Mati? refused to wear a
Remembrance poppy
on his shirt for a match against Bournemouth.
[89]
After the match, Mati? was castigated and got threats by a number of people via social networks for not respecting servicemen who have died in war.
[90]
Mati? stated that he will not wear a poppy because his village of
Vrelo
was hit by the
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
in 1999.
[89]
Career statistics
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Club
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]
- As of match played 25 May 2024
International
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
[80]
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Serbia
|
2008
|
1
|
0
|
2009
|
1
|
0
|
2010
|
0
|
0
|
2011
|
0
|
0
|
2012
|
3
|
0
|
2013
|
4
|
0
|
2014
|
9
|
0
|
2015
|
8
|
1
|
2016
|
4
|
0
|
2017
|
6
|
1
|
2018
|
10
|
0
|
2019
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
48
|
2
|
- Serbia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mati? goal
[80]
Honours
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Ko?ice
Chelsea
Benfica
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