| Matúš Bero | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Ilava, Slovakia |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | VfL Bochum |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Trenčín |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps1: | 77 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps3: | 143 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam6: | Slovakia |
| Nationalcaps6: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC) |
Matúš Bero (born 6 September 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club VfL Bochum and the Slovakia national football team.
Bero began his professional career at AS Trenčín, where he went through all the youth categories, playing as a defender.[1] Bero debuted for the senior side on 21 July 2013 in the Corgoň Liga match against Spartak Trnava, where his club lost 1-2.[2]
During the 2014–15 Slovak First Football League, Bero won the Slovak Football Cup with AS Trenčín in the final against FK Senica, where the match was decided in a penalty shootout.[3] He also became the champion of the Fortuna Liga and celebrated winning a double.[4]
In the 2015–16 Slovak First Football League, Bero scored his first hat-trick on 27 September 2015 against MFK Skalica, where Trenčín won 3-0.[5] Near the end of the season, he defended the double with his team.[6]
At the beginning of the 2016–17 Süper Lig, Bero transferred to Trabzonspor for 2.5 million Euros.[7]
On 3 July 2018, Bero agreed to join Eredivisie club Vitesse on a four-year contract.[8] On 18 November 2021, he extended his contract at the club until 2023 with an option for another year.[9]
On 27 June 2023, Bero signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga team VfL Bochum.[10] After just seven minutes during the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 30 September, in which Bochum lost 1-3, he suffered from a knee injury that would rule him out for several weeks.[11] On 20 January 2024, Bero made a comeback with his first goal in a 1–0 league victory against VfB Stuttgart.[12]
Having represented various Slovak youth teams, Bero debuted for the senior side in a 3–1 friendly victory over Georgia on 27 May 2016.[13] He was omitted from the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.[14]
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Croatia, Bero replaced Marek Hamšík after the latter announced his international retirement, which ended in a 2-2 draw.[15] On 13 June 2022, Bero scored his first international goal during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C match against Kazakhstan, ending in a 1–2 loss to the Slovaks.[16]
On 10 January 2022, Bero and his partner, Klaudia Fraňová, were announced to expect a child.[17] Their daughter, Matea Tanya, was born on 16 May 2022.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Trenčín | 2013–14 | Fortuna Liga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Fortuna Liga | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 17 | |||
| 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 77 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 94 | 26 | ||||
| Trabzonspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 3 | |||||
| Vitesse | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 143 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 25 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 280 | 47 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 57 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bero goal.
AS Trenčín
Individual
2015