Matija Širok Explained

Matija Širok
Birth Date:31 May 1991
Birth Place:Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height:1.77 m
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:–2010
Years1:2010–2014
Caps1:124
Goals1:4
Clubs1:Gorica
Years2:2014–2015
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Parma
Years3:2014–2015
Caps3:24
Goals3:1
Clubs3:Gorica (loan)
Years4:2015–2016
Caps4:21
Goals4:3
Clubs4:Gorica
Years5:2016
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Jagiellonia Białystok
Years6:2016
Caps6:5
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Jagiellonia Białystok II
Years7:2016–2018
Caps7:56
Goals7:3
Clubs7:Domžale
Years8:2018–2020
Caps8:50
Goals8:0
Clubs8:Pafos
Years9:2020–2023
Caps9:70
Goals9:0
Clubs9:Gorica
Totalcaps:353
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:Slovenia U17
Nationalyears2:2009
Nationalteam2:Slovenia U19
Nationalyears3:2010–2012
Nationalteam3:Slovenia U21
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2017
Nationalteam4:Slovenia B
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slovenia – M. Širok – Profile with news, career statistics and history . Soccerway . 10 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Presenetljiva odločitev Matije Široka, ki se je odločil končati kariero . Nogomania . 10 July 2023 . 10 July 2023.
  3. News: Amater, ki je z Gorico skočil pred Maribor in Olimpijo. 2 September 2015. 24 July 2022. sl. Siol. Rok. Viškovič. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075215/http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/slovenija/novice/2015/09/matija_sirok.aspx.
  4. Web site: Matija Širok . 90minut.pl . 31 May 2024 . pl.