Matej Delač

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Matej Delač
File:Matej Delač Chelsea 2014.jpg
Delač training for Chelsea in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Matej Delač
Date of birth (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sarajevo
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 2
Youth career
1998–2009 Inter Zaprešić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Inter Zaprešić 38 (0)
2010– Chelsea 0 (0)
2010 → Vitesse (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Dynamo Č. Budějovice (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Inter Zaprešić (loan) 14 (0)
2013 → Vojvodina (loan) 10 (0)
2014 → Sarajevo (loan) 7 (0)
2014 → Arles (loan) 11 (0)
2015– → Sarajevo (loan) 23 (0)
International career‡
2007 Croatia U15 1 (0)
2008 Croatia U16 4 (0)
2008 Croatia U17 2 (0)
2008–2011 Croatia U19 10 (0)
2010–2013 Croatia U20 9 (0)
2010–2013 Croatia U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2015

Matej Delač (born 20 August 1992) is a Croatian goalkeeper originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina who plays for Sarajevo on loan from Chelsea.

Club career

Inter Zaprešić

A product of NK Inter Zaprešić youth academy, Delač started to impress very early on and after only a few appearances for Croatia U-15 he attracted attention from bigger clubs across Europe. During summer 2008, Delač went on trial at Portuguese Liga club Benfica and came very close to joining them, but the two clubs couldn't agree terms so he stayed at Zaprešić.[1]

He had his professional debut for NK Inter Zaprešić in the 2008–09 season on 22 February 2009 against NK Zagreb, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the Croatian first division (at 16 years and 186 days of age).[1] He impressed football pundits in his debut by miraculously saving a penalty from Davor Vugrinec in the 85th minute, contributing to Inter's 1–0 victory and becoming man of the match.[2] Delač continued with good performances and finished the 2008-09 season with 15 appearances, as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.

Chelsea

On 11 September 2009, two days after Croatia's defeat at Wembley, Croatian news reports revealed that Delač had stayed in London for a medical examination and was on the verge of signing a pre-contract with English Premier League club Chelsea.[3] Reports claimed that Chelsea scouts had been following Delač's performances in the Croatian First Division for months and that their Director of Football Frank Arnesen previously went to Zagreb to agree terms of the transfer.[4]

It was announced at a press conference held by Inter on 17 September 2009 that Delač had indeed penned a five-year contract with Chelsea which will come into effect in the January 2011 transfer window.[5][6] In the meantime, Delač will continue playing at Inter, his wages will be paid by Chelsea, and he is also expected to participate in training at Chelsea's training ground whenever his Prva HNL obligations allow.[7]

Loan to Vitesse

On 24 August 2010, Vitesse confirmed he would be on loan for the rest of the season.

Loan to Dynamo České Budějovice

On 13 September 2011, Dynamo České Budějovice chairman Karel Poborský confirmed that Delač would join the club on loan for the rest of the season.[8] On 4 January 2013 Delač was recalled by Chelsea.[9]

Loan to FK Vojvodina

In July 2013, Delač joined FK Vojvodina on a one-year loan. Having established himself as a first choice keeper, Delač played an instrumental role in helping Vojvodina reach play-off round of 2013-14 UEFA Europa league, where Vojvodina lost to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. At the same time he quickly became crowd favorite. Midway through the first half of the season, Delač lost his place as a starting keeper. By the end of December, he decided to cut stay in Novi Sad short, and to return to Chelsea.

Loan to FK Sarajevo

Chelsea sent Delač on loan to FK Sarajevo. The 21-year-old Croatian will stay with the Bosnian club for the remainder of the season.[10]

On 7 August 2015, it was announced that Delač would spend another season on loan at the Bosnian side.[11] On 11 September 2015 Delac re-signed with Chelesa on a four-year contract.

Career statistics

As of 6 December 2015
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2008–09 Inter Zaprešić 1. HNL 15 0 ? ? – – 15 0
2009–10 23 0 ? ? – – 23 0
2010–11 Vitesse Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2011–12 Dynamo Č. Budějovice Synot Liga 1 0 4 0 – – 5 0
2012–13 Vitória de Guimarães Segunda Liga 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Inter Zaprešić 1. HNL 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
2013–14 Vojvodina Serbian SuperLiga 10 0 2 0 – 6 0 18 0
FK Sarajevo Premijer liga 7 0 0 0 – – 7 0
2014–15 Arles Ligue 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 – 13 0
FK Sarajevo Premijer liga 14 0 1 0 - – 15 0
2015–16 9 0 1 0 – – 10 0
Total Inter Zaprešić Total 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0
Vitesse Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dynamo Č. Budejovice Total 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Vitoria de Guimaraes Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Vojvodina Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 18 0
FK Sarajevo Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Arles Total 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Career Total 105 0 8 0 2 0 6 0 121 0

Honours

FK Sarajevo

International career

After earning 8 caps for Croatia's U-17 and U-19 teams between 2007 and 2008, Delač was called up by Croatia manager Slaven Bilić on 30 August 2009 to join the squad as third-choice goalkeeper (behind Vedran Runje and Danijel Subašić) for their 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and England,[12] breaking the record for the youngest Croatian player ever called up for international duty.[13]

References

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