External links
- Matej Maglica at Soccerway.com
- Matej Maglica at WorldFootball.net
- Matej Maglica at FBref.com
- Matej Maglica at Kicker (in German)
- Matej Maglica at the German Football Association
- Matej Maglica at DFB (also available in German)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonski Brod, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kocaelispor | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marsonia | |||
| 2015–2016 | Backnang | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | TSG Backnang II | 33 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | TSG Backnang | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | SV Göppingen | 19 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | VfB Stuttgart II | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | St. Gallen | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Darmstadt 98 | 48 | (6) |
| 2026– | Kocaelispor | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Croatia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026 | |||
Matej Maglica (born 25 September 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor.
A youth product of the Croatian club Marsonia, Maglica moved to Germany with the youth academy of TSG Backnang in 2015. He was promoted to their reserves, and eventually their senior team in 2017 before transferring to SV Göppingen. He joined VfB Stuttgart II in June 2020, and after a successful debut season signed an extension on 2 April 2021. He made his professional debut with Stuttgart in a 1–0 Bundesliga loss to Arminia Bielefeld on 6 November 2021.
On 3 January 2022, Maglica joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season. On 7 June 2022, St. Gallen exercised their option to purchase Maglica's contract.
On 15 June 2023, Stuttgart activated the buy-back option in Maglica's St Gallen transfer with the defender returning to Germany on a two-year contract.
On 2 July 2023, Maglica joined Darmstadt 98 on a year long loan until June 2024. He scored his first goal for the club with a header against Borussia Moenchengladbach on 17 September 2023 in the 10th minute of the game, before being sent off in the second half. On 30 October 2023, Darmstadt 98 announced that the loan deal will be converted to a permanent contract, signing af contract until June 2027.
Maglica is eligible to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina. His father is from Bosanski Šamac and he spent part of his childhood in Odžak.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG Backnang | 2016–17 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
| 1. Göppinger SV | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Darmstadt 98 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 168 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 11 | ||
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