Matej Deković

Matej Deković
Personal information
Full name	Matej Deković
Date of birth	19 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Egersund
Number	4
Youth career
–2011	Rudeš
2011–2012	Slaven
College career
Years	Team
2014–2016	Charlotte 49ers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	HAŠK
2017	Chicago Fire
2017	→ Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)
2019–2020	Fløy
2021–	Egersund
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Matej Deković (born 19 September 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Egersunds IK.

Club career

Deković spent three years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte following time with a handful of clubs in his native Croatia.^[1] On 17 January 2017, Deković was drafted in the fourth round (69th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.^[2] He signed with the club on 27 February 2017.^[3]

On 20 March 2017, Deković signed on loan with United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks.^[4] In 2019 he signed for Norwegian third-tier club Flekkerøy IL.^[5] On 8 December 2020, he signed a 2-years contract for Egersund^[6]

^ "Matej Dekovic - Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Chicago Fire Select Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic in MLS SuperDraft". 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ "Chicago Fire Sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic | Chicago Fire FC". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
^ Archived copy Archived 3 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Matej Dekovic klar for Fløy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Tigrene forsterker med ny midtstopper". Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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