Matija Širok

Matija Širok
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-31) 31 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
0000–2010 Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Gorica 124 (4)
2014–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Gorica (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2016 Gorica 21 (3)
2016 Jagiellonia Białystok 3 (0)
2016 Jagiellonia Białystok II 5 (1)
2016–2018 Domžale 56 (3)
2018–2020 Pafos 50 (0)
2020–2023 Gorica 70 (0)
Total 353 (12)
International career
2007–2008 Slovenia U17
2009 Slovenia U19
2010–2012 Slovenia U21 4 (0)
2017 Slovenia B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matija Širok (born 31 May 1991) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.[2]

Club career

On 22 August 2014, Širok signed a two-year contract with Italian Serie A club Parma, but was immediately loaned back to Gorica for the 2014–15 season. He never returned to Parma as the club went bankrupt in 2015. Afterwards, he signed for Gorica as a free agent.[3]

Honours

Gorica

Domžale

References

  1. ^ a b "Slovenia – M. Širok – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Presenetljiva odločitev Matije Široka, ki se je odločil končati kariero". Nogomania. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Viškovič, Rok (2 September 2015). "Amater, ki je z Gorico skočil pred Maribor in Olimpijo" (in Slovenian). Siol. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Matija Širok". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.