Matej Jonjić
Croatian footballer
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Matej Jonjić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej jǒːɲitɕ];[1][2] born 29 January 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as centre back for J2 League club, Tochigi City FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tochigi City FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hajduk Split | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Hajduk Split | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Zadar (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Zadar (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Osijek (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Incheon United | 71 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | 135 | (11) |
| 2021 | Shanghai Shenhua | 18 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Cerezo Osaka | 48 | (1) |
| 2024 | Incheon United | 29 | (1) |
| 2025– | Tochigi City FC | 52 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Croatia U-16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Croatia U-17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Croatia U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U-19 | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2010 | |||
He has represented Croatia at youth level, having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.[3]
Club career
Born in Split, Jonjić is a product of the Hajduk Split academy. He was loaned out to NK Zadar in June 2009 where he made his professional debut and went on to appear in 13 matches for Zadar before he returned to Hajduk in January 2010. He later appeared in two matches for Hajduk in the second part of the 2009–10 season.[4] After collecting only seven appearances in competitive matches in the following season, Jonjić was loaned to Zadar for the second time in June 2011.[5]
On 23 January 2025, Jonjić was announce official transfer to J3 promoted club, Tochigi City FC for 2025 season.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Zadar (loan) | 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||||
| Osijek (loan) | 2013–14 | Prva HNL | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 8 | |||||
| Incheon United | 2015 | K League Classic | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 79 | 0 | |||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 34 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 135 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 13 | ||
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 61 | 3 | ||||
| Incheon United | 2024 | K League 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Tochigi City FC | 2025 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 391 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 455 | 28 | ||
- Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
Honours
- Cerezo Osaka
Individual
- K League Best XI: 2015, 2016
- J.League Outstanding player awards: 2017, 2019, 2020
