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Nemanja Matić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United.
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Birthday : 1 August 1988 . Place of birth : Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.
He moved to English club Chelsea for £1.5 million in 2009.
Matić returned to Chelsea in January 2014, for £21 million.
In July 2017, he was reunited with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho after signing for Manchester United.
On 18 August 2009, Matić signed for Chelsea from Košice for a fee of around £1.5 million on a four-year contract, having been on trial at Middlesbrough.
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.
Matić 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.
On 31 January 2011, Matić 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.
On 13 January 2013, Matić scored Benfica's first goal in a 2-2 draw with O Clássico rivals Porto.
In Benfica's second-leg Round of 32 Europa League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, Matić headed in a late goal after a cross from Lima to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Going into the penultimate game of the season against Porto, both teams were undefeated in league play, but a stoppage-time winner from substitute Kelvin gave Porto a 2-1 victory.
He moved to English club Chelsea for £1.5 million in 2009.
Matić returned to Chelsea in January 2014, for £21 million.
In July 2017, he was reunited with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho after signing for Manchester United.
On 18 August 2009, Matić signed for Chelsea from Košice for a fee of around £1.5 million on a four-year contract, having been on trial at Middlesbrough.
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.
Matić 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.
On 31 January 2011, Matić 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.
On 13 January 2013, Matić scored Benfica's first goal in a 2-2 draw with O Clássico rivals Porto.
In Benfica's second-leg Round of 32 Europa League clash with Bayer Leverkusen, Matić headed in a late goal after a cross from Lima to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Going into the penultimate game of the season against Porto, both teams were undefeated in league play, but a stoppage-time winner from substitute Kelvin gave Porto a 2-1 victory.
On 15 May, Matić 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 Ivanović header.
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.
In the 2013-14 season, Matić played half of the season, with 22 matches and 3 goals, he helped Benfica to win the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal.
On 15 January 2014, Matić rejoined Chelsea for a fee of £21 million, on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
On 3 February, Matić made his first Premier League start in Chelsea's fixture away at championship rivals Manchester City.
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.
In the 2013-14 season, Matić played half of the season, with 22 matches and 3 goals, he helped Benfica to win the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal.
On 15 January 2014, Matić rejoined Chelsea for a fee of £21 million, on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
On 3 February, Matić made his first Premier League start in Chelsea's fixture away at championship rivals Manchester City.
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.
Matić scored his first Premier League goal on 30 August 2014, in a 6-3 win at Everton.
A month later, Matić scored the only goal as Chelsea won away at Sporting CP in the group stage of the Champions League; on 5 November in the same competition, his goal earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Maribor.
Matić 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 Matić's shin.
Four more Chelsea players were included in the selection.
Matić scored his first Premier League goal on 30 August 2014, in a 6-3 win at Everton.
A month later, Matić scored the only goal as Chelsea won away at Sporting CP in the group stage of the Champions League; on 5 November in the same competition, his goal earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Maribor.
Matić 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 Matić's shin.
Four more Chelsea players were included in the selection.
On 12 September 2015, Matić 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.
Matić 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.
For the majority of the 2016-17 Premier League season, Matić 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.
On 8 May 2017, he scored his first ever goal at Stamford Bridge, in a 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough.
On 30 July 2017, a photo was leaked of Matić wearing a Manchester United training kit printed with the number 31 vacated by Bastian Schweinsteiger the previous March, fuelling rumours that Matić was on the verge of a reunion with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho.
Matić 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.
For the majority of the 2016-17 Premier League season, Matić 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.
On 8 May 2017, he scored his first ever goal at Stamford Bridge, in a 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough.
On 30 July 2017, a photo was leaked of Matić wearing a Manchester United training kit printed with the number 31 vacated by Bastian Schweinsteiger the previous March, fuelling rumours that Matić was on the verge of a reunion with former Chelsea manager José Mourinho.
On 5 March 2018, Matić 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.
The goal was later voted Manchester United goal of the season.
During the boxing day matches of the 2018-19 Premier League, Matić scored his first goal of the season and his second for Manchester United in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town.
Matić 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.
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.
Matić 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.
In December 2012, Matić announced he would not play for the Serbian national team while Siniša Mihajlović was the coach.
He scored his first international goal on 29 March 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match away to Portugal at the Estádio da Luz, equalising via an overhead kick, albeit in a 2-1 defeat.
In June 2018, he was selected in the Serbian squad for the 2018 World Cup, playing all three group stage matches.
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.
The goal was later voted Manchester United goal of the season.
During the boxing day matches of the 2018-19 Premier League, Matić scored his first goal of the season and his second for Manchester United in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield Town.
Matić 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.
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.
Matić 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.
In December 2012, Matić announced he would not play for the Serbian national team while Siniša Mihajlović was the coach.
He scored his first international goal on 29 March 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match away to Portugal at the Estádio da Luz, equalising via an overhead kick, albeit in a 2-1 defeat.
In June 2018, he was selected in the Serbian squad for the 2018 World Cup, playing all three group stage matches.
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.
Prior to joining Benfica, he played as an attacking midfielder, before being shifted to a holding midfield role.
Matić's younger brother, Uroš, is also a professional footballer, playing for Abha Club, a team in Saudi Arabia.
Matić's younger brother, Uroš, is also a professional footballer, playing for Abha Club, a team in Saudi Arabia.
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