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Matija Nastasić
Матија Настасић
Nastasić playing for Manchester City
Personal information
Full name Matija Nastasić
Date of birth (1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Valjevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 33
Youth career
2008–2010 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Teleoptik 21 (0)
2011–2012 Fiorentina 26 (2)
2012– Manchester City 23 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Serbia U21 8 (1)
2012– Serbia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Matija Nastasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матија Настасић; born 28 March 1993) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Manchester City[1] and the Serbia national football team. He plays as a centre back. He is known for his excellent passing range, speed, and composure.

Club career

Partizan

Matija Nastasić is a product of Partizan youth academy. Unable to find space in the Partizan first team setup, he was sent out on loan to Serbian second division side FK Teleoptik from Zemun. There, the young, left footed centre back made 21 appearances and caught the eye of former Fiorentina sporting director Pantaleo Corvino, who signed him in a deal worth approximately €2.5 million.

Fiorentina

Nastasić spent some time in the Fiorentina youth side but, due to a lack of quality centre backs in the squad and suspensions and injuries, Nastasić trained with the first team on many occasions. Fellow Serbian and Fiorentina manager Siniša Mihajlović handed him his Serie A debut on 11 September 2011 in a 2-0 win against Bologna. He went on to make a further 25 appearances that season but one stood out more than any and it was during this performance that he announced himself to Italian and World football. It was a match between La Viola and Milan at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Nastasić showed many of his qualities - quality tackling, comfort on the ball, tactical astuteness. It was these qualities that led to a deadline day transfer to English Premier League side Manchester City in a move worth €15 million, excluding the value of Stefan Savić who was given to Fiorentina as part of the exchange.[1]

Manchester City

Nastasić signed a five-year contract with new club Manchester City, ending on 30 June 2017. He was part of an exchange deal with Stefan Savić.[2] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2012, starting in a Champions League away fixture against Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He made his Premier League debut on 29 September in a 2–1 win against Fulham.[3] He cemented his place in the starting XI and his great form won him the club's Player of the Month Award for November. Quickly becoming a fan favourite,[4] the youngster pushed 30-year-old Joleon Lescott out of the starting lineup in centre-back position.

International career

Having already represented Serbia's youth sides, Nastasić made his debut for the Serbian national team on 29 February 2012, in a match against Cyprus.[5]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2013
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2011–12 Fiorentina Serie A 25 2 2 0 – 0 0 27 2
2012–13 1 0 1 0 – 0 0 2 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13 Manchester City Premier League 18 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 25 0
League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Total Italy 26 2 3 0 – 0 0 29 2
England 18 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 25 0
Career total 44 2 4 0 1 0 5 0 54 2

References

  1. ^ a b City agree Nastasic fee Cite error: The named reference "transfer" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9513408/Manchester-City-sign-Matija-Nastasic-as-Stefan-Savic joins at the same time.html
  3. ^ "Fulham 1-2 Manchester City" BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.mcfc.com/News/Team-news/2012/December/Nastasic-is-player-of-the-month
  5. ^ Mondo (Serbian): Matija Nastasić ponos Valjeva 3 January 2013

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