Matej Jonjić

Matej Jonjić
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
Tochigi City FC
Number 2
Youth career
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Hajduk Split 20 (1)
2009–2010 → Zadar (loan) 13 (0)
2011–2012 → Zadar (loan) 26 (0)
2014 → Osijek (loan) 31 (7)
2015–2016 Incheon United 71 (0)
2017–2020 Cerezo Osaka 135 (11)
2021 Shanghai Shenhua 18 (1)
2022–2024 Cerezo Osaka 48 (1)
2024 Incheon United 29 (1)
2025– Tochigi City FC 52 (6)
International career‡
2007 Croatia U-16 8 (0)
2007–2008 Croatia U-17 10 (0)
2009 Croatia U-18 6 (0)
2008–2010 Croatia U-19 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2010

Matej Jonjić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǎtej jǒːɲitɕ];[1][2] born 29 January 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as centre back for J2 League club, Tochigi City FC.

He has represented Croatia at youth level, having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.[3]

Club career

Born in Split, Jonjić is a product of the Hajduk Split academy. He was loaned out to NK Zadar in June 2009 where he made his professional debut and went on to appear in 13 matches for Zadar before he returned to Hajduk in January 2010. He later appeared in two matches for Hajduk in the second part of the 2009–10 season.[4] After collecting only seven appearances in competitive matches in the following season, Jonjić was loaned to Zadar for the second time in June 2011.[5]

On 23 January 2025, Jonjić was announce official transfer to J3 promoted club, Tochigi City FC for 2025 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start for 2025 season.[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hajduk Split 2009–10 Prva HNL 2000———20
2010–11 4000—20—60
2012–13 11120—20—151
2013–14 3020—00—50
Total 20140—40—281
Zadar (loan)2009–10 Prva HNL13000———130
2011–12 26000———260
Total 39000———390
Osijek (loan)2013–14 Prva HNL13320———153
2014–15 18421———205
Total 31741———358
Incheon United 2015 K League Classic 37050———420
2016 34030———370
Total 71080———790
Cerezo Osaka 2017 J1 League 3463051——427
2018 3322020401[a]0422
2019 3412120——382
2020 342—40——382
Total 1351171131401016013
Shanghai Shenhua 2021 Chinese Super League 18150———231
Cerezo Osaka 2022 J1 League 2612171——353
2023 2202020——260
Total 4814191——613
Incheon United 2024 K League 1 29110———301
Tochigi City FC 2025 J3 League 000000——00
Career total 39123333222801045528
  1. ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

Honours

Cerezo Osaka

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Màtej". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Màtej
  2. ↑ "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Jónjić
  3. ↑ "Statistics - Caps: Matej Jonjić". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "JONJIĆ ( Jonjić Matej - Hrvatska ) - Hajduk". Nogometni magazin (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Štrbinić, Lovro (30 June 2011). "Zadar s Jonjićem na pripreme". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "【TOP】マテイ ヨニッチ選手 加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 栃木シティFC. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 26 out of 289)
  8. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 146 out of 289)