Matija Boben

Matija Boben
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Mura
(on loan from Celje)
Number 42
Youth career
2000–2008 Kočevje
2008–2013 Interblock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Triglav Kranj 4 (0)
2014–2015 Ivančna Gorica 23 (0)
2015 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Gorica 34 (1)
2017–2019 Rostov 7 (0)
2019 → Livorno (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2021 Livorno 30 (1)
2020–2021 → Ternana (loan) 29 (2)
2021–2023 Ternana 25 (0)
2022–2023 → Pescara (loan) 24 (0)
2023–2025 CFR Cluj 25 (1)
2025 → Politehnica Iași (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Celje 5 (0)
2026– → Mura (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Slovenia U16 3 (0)
2010 Slovenia U17 5 (0)
2017 Slovenia B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Slovenia 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2018

Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Mura on loan from Celje.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in the 2013–14 season for NK Triglav Kranj.

On 4 July 2017, he signed a three-year contract with a one-year-extension option with the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.

On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer.

On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan.

On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.

International career

Boben made his debut for Slovenia in a January 2017 friendly match against Finland and his second international was a June 2018 friendly against Montenegro.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Triglav Kranj 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4010—50
Ivančna Gorica 2013–14 3. SNL 90——90
2014–15 3. SNL 14000—140
Total 23000—230
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 9000—90
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2513010291
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga ——1010
Total 3413020391
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 7010—80
2018–19 Russian Premier League 0010—10
Total 7020—90
Livorno (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 9000—90
Livorno 2019–20 Serie B 30110—311
2020–21 Serie C 0010—10
Total 39120—411
Ternana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 2921020322
Ternana 2021–22 Serie B 25030—280
Total 5424020602
Pescara (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 2401040290
CFR Cluj 2023–24 Liga I 2011000211
2024–25 Liga I 501060120
Total 2512060331
Politehnica Iași (loan) 2024–25 Liga I 60002080
Career total 21651501602475
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C, Cupa României
  2. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
  4. ↑ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 2 June 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia
201710
201810
Total20

Honours

Ternana

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ↑ Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dall'A.S. Livorno arriva il difensore Matija Boben in prestito con diritto di riscatto" [From the A.S. Livorno defender Matija Boben arrives on loan with the option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.