Matija Dvorneković

Matija Dvorneković
Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1998–2006	Radnik Velika Gorica
2006–2008	Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008-2009	Slaven Belupo
2008–2009	→ Koprivnica (loan)
2009	→ Križevci (loan)
2010–2011	Gorica
2011–2012	Nizhny Novgorod
2012–2013	Volga Nizhny Novgorod
2013–2014	Torpedo Moscow
2014–2016	Gorica
2016–2017	Kukësi
2017	FH
2017–2022	Gorica
International career
2008	Croatia U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matija Dvorneković (born 1 January 1989) is a Croatian retired footballer.

Club career

Early career

Growing up in Velika Gorica, Dvorneković went through the ranks of the local Radnik, before joining NK Slaven Belupo's top tier U19 team in 2007. His appearances for their youth team landed him a contract in March 2008.^[1] Graduating from the academy, Dvorneković was sent on loans to third-tier teams, first for a season to Slaven's feeder club NK Koprivnica and then to NK Križevci for the start of the 2009/2010 season. At the start of 2010, the club agreed to terminate his contract so that he could move to the newly founded HNK Gorica back in his hometown.^[2] With Gorica, Dvorneković achieved promotion to the Druga HNL and was a fixture in a team that would win the second tier competition the following season, but, before its end, he made his first international transfer, to FC Nizhny Novgorod.

Nizhny Novgorod

He made his debut in the Russian First Division for FC Nizhny Novgorod on 25 April 2011 in a game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.^[3]

Gorica

On 7 August 2014, Dvorneković signed with Gorica as a free agent.^[4]

Kukësi

On 6 January 2016, Dvorneković completed a transfer to Albanian Superliga side Kukësi by joining as a free agent.^[5] He made his debut later on 23 January, starting in team's 0–1 away defeat to Teuta Durrës for the first leg of the Albanian Cup quarter-final.^[6] On his league debut eight days later, he came off the bench and scored the third goal as Kukësi won 3–0 against Bylis Ballsh at home.^[7] During the 2016–17 season, Dvorneković contributed with 4 league goals in 33 appearances as Kukësi won its maiden Albanian Superliga title.^[8] Following the end of the season, on 10 June 2017, Kukësi decided not to continue its cooperation with the player as his wage was high, leaving him a free agent in the process.^[9]

FH

On the 1st of August 2017, Dvorneković joined the Icelandic Champions Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar^[10] He played 8 games for the club.^[11]

International career

A former youth international for Croatia, Dvorneković has made 2 competitive appearances for under-19 side.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Kukësi^[12]

References

^ GLASNIK 2010 at the Koprivnica-Križevci County Football Federation official site
^ GLASNIK 2010 at the Koprivnica-Križevci County Football Federation official site
^ "Match Report". Russian First Division. 25 April 2011.
^ "Matija Dvorneković i Nikola Rak se priključili pripremama Gorice" [Matija Dvorneković and Nikola Rak joins Gorica in preparations] (in Croatian). hnk-gorica.hr. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Matija Dvornekoviç, pasardhësi i Pejiçit te Kukësi" [Matija Dvorneković, Pejić's successor at Kukësi] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Teuta Durrës vs. Kukësi 1 – 0". Soccerway. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ Armand Halili (31 January 2016). "VIDEO/ Spektakël në Kukës, Emini dhe Dvornekoviç fundosin Bylisin" [Spectacle at Kukës, Emini and Dvorneković sinks Bylis] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ "Kukësi mposht Skënderbeun, fiton titullin e parë në histori" [Kukësi defeats Skënderbeu, win its first title in history] (in Albanian). Telegraf.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "Vjen largimi i radhës, Dvornekoviç merr "valixhet"" [The next departure arrives, Dvorneković takes “luggages”] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "Króatískur kantmaður í FH (staðfest)" [Croatian winger joins FH (confirmed)] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ Iceland career stats - KSÍ
^ Matija Dvorneković at Soccerway

External links

Matija Dvorneković – UEFA competition record (archive)
Matija Dvorneković Croatian league stats at Nogometni magazin (in Croatian)
Matija Dvorneković at Soccerway

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[1] GLASNIK 2010 at the Koprivnica-Križevci County Football Federation official site

[2] GLASNIK 2010 at the Koprivnica-Križevci County Football Federation official site

[3] "Match Report". Russian First Division. 25 April 2011.

[4] "Matija Dvorneković i Nikola Rak se priključili pripremama Gorice" [Matija Dvorneković and Nikola Rak joins Gorica in preparations] (in Croatian). hnk-gorica.hr. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[5] "Matija Dvornekoviç, pasardhësi i Pejiçit te Kukësi" [Matija Dvorneković, Pejić's successor at Kukësi] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[6] "Teuta Durrës vs. Kukësi 1 – 0". Soccerway. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[7] Armand Halili (31 January 2016). "VIDEO/ Spektakël në Kukës, Emini dhe Dvornekoviç fundosin Bylisin" [Spectacle at Kukës, Emini and Dvorneković sinks Bylis] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[8] "Kukësi mposht Skënderbeun, fiton titullin e parë në histori" [Kukësi defeats Skënderbeu, win its first title in history] (in Albanian). Telegraf.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[9] "Vjen largimi i radhës, Dvornekoviç merr "valixhet"" [The next departure arrives, Dvorneković takes “luggages”] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[10] "Króatískur kantmaður í FH (staðfest)" [Croatian winger joins FH (confirmed)] (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[11] Iceland career stats - KSÍ

[Soccerway-12] Matija Dvorneković at Soccerway

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