en Matija Boben

Matija Boben
Personal information
Date of birth	26 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj
Number	42
Youth career
2000–2008	Kočevje
2008–2013	Interblock
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Triglav Kranj
2014–2015	Ivančna Gorica
2015	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)
2015–2017	Gorica
2017–2019	Rostov
2019	→ Livorno (loan)
2019–2021	Livorno
2020–2021	→ Ternana (loan)
2021–2023	Ternana
2022–2023	→ Pescara (loan)
2023–	CFR Cluj
International career‡
2009–2010	Slovenia U16
2010	Slovenia U17
2017	Slovenia B
2017–2018	Slovenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018

Matija Boben (born 26 February 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

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.^[1]

On 28 January 2019, he joined Italian club Livorno on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[2] On 28 June 2019, Rostov and Livorno agreed on a permanent transfer.^[3]

On 5 October 2020, he went to Ternana on loan.^[4]

On 8 July 2021, he moved to Ternana on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.^[5] On 3 August 2022, Boben was loaned to Pescara.^[6]

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.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Triglav Kranj	2013–14	Slovenian PrvaLiga	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
Ivančna Gorica	2013–14	3. SNL	9	0	—		—		9	0
	2014–15	3. SNL	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	—		23	0
Gorica	2015–16	Slovenian PrvaLiga	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2016–17		25	1	3	0	1^[a]	0	29	1
	2017–18		—		—		1^[a]	0	1	0
	Total		34	1	3	0	2	0	39	1
Rostov	2017–18	Russian Premier League	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	—		9	0
Livorno (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Livorno	2019–20	Serie B	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2020–21	Serie C	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		39	1	2	0	—		41	1
Ternana (loan)	2020–21	Serie C	29	2	1	0	2^[b]	0	32	2
Ternana	2021–22	Serie B	25	0	3	0	—		28	0
Ternana	Total		54	2	4	0	2	0	60	2
Pescara (loan)	2022–23	Serie C	24	0	1	0	4^[c]	0	29	0
CFR Cluj	2023–24	Liga I	20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2024–25	Liga I	5	0	1	0	6^[d]	0	12	0
	Total		25	1	2	0	6	0	33	1
Career total			210	5	15	0	14	0	239	5

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
^ Appearances in Serie C–Promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 2 June 2018^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia
	2017	1	0
	2018	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Ternana

Serie C: 2020–21
Supercoppa di Serie C: 2021

References

^ Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 4 July 2017.
^ Матия Бобен арендован итальянским «Ливорно» [Matija Boben loaned by Livorno] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 January 2019.
^ "Матия Бобен покинул "Ростов"" [Matija Boben left Rostov] (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rostov. 28 June 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Matija Boben sarà ancora rossoverde: accordo triennale con il difensore sloveno" (in Italian). Ternana. 8 July 2021.
^ "Matija BOBEN è #BiancAzzurro" (in Italian). Pescara. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "Matija Boben, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

NZS profile (in Slovene)
Matija Boben at Soccerway.com
Matija Boben at WorldFootball.net
Matija Boben at National-Football-Teams.com
Matija Boben at kicker (in German)
Matija Boben at FBref.com

[UEL-8] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[Supercoppa_di_Serie_C-9] Appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C

[Serie_C–Promotion_play-offs-10] Appearances in Serie C–Promotion play-offs

[UECL-11] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] Матия Бобен — игрок «Ростова» (in Russian). FC Rostov. 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.

[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.

[12] "Matija Boben, international footballer". www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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