| Matija Špoljarić | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aris Limassol |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Apollon |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → CD Toledo B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Apollon Limassol |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Alki Oroklini (loan) |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Caps6: | 61 |
| Goals6: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Serbia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Serbia U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Cyprus U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam4: | Cyprus |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC) |
Matija Špoljarić (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ματίγια Σπόλιαριτς, born 2 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aris Limassol and the Cyprus national team.
Špoljarić started his career from the Academies of Apollon Limassol and Atletico Madrid, in Spain, where he played for various teams. Then he came again to Apollon and in the summer of 2019, he switched to AEK Larnaca where he played for two years. Matija joined the newly promoted Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol in the summer of 2021 and has significantly helped Aris finish 4th in the league (tied for their highest ever placement in the league), scoring 8 goals in total, and qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time in the club's history.
Špoljarić made his debut for Cyprus national team on 21 March 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, as a 54th-minute substitute for Fotios Papoulis.[1]
Matija Špoljarić is the son of former Apollon Limassol and Cyprus international midfielder Milenko Špoljarić and he has two brothers Alexander and Danilo.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CD Toledo B (loan) | 2016–17[3] | Tercera División | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2017–18[4] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Alki Oroklini (loan) | 2018–19[5] | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Aris Limassol | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 23 | |||