| Matija Boben | |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | CFR Cluj |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kočevje |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Interblock |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Gorica |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Rostov |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Livorno (loan) |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Livorno |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Ternana (loan) |
| Caps8: | 29 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Ternana |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Pescara (loan) |
| Caps10: | 24 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | CFR Cluj |
| Caps11: | 21 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | — | — | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Ternana | 2021–22 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| CFR Cluj | 2023–24 | Liga I | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 232 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | ||||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
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