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Matija Nastasić

Nastasić training with Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Matija Nastasić
Date of birth	(1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Valjevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	5
Youth career
2000–2008	ZSK Valjevo
2008–2010	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Partizan	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Teleoptik (loan)	21	(0)
2011–2012	Fiorentina	26	(2)
2012–2015	Manchester City	34	(0)
2015–	Schalke 04	122	(1)
International career
2009–2010	Serbia U17	9	(2)
2010–2011	Serbia U19	3	(0)
2011–2013	Serbia U21	6	(1)
2012–	Serbia	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2019

Matija Nastasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Матија Настасић, Template:IPA-sh; born 28 March 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for German club Schalke 04 and the Serbia national team as a centre back.

He began his career at Partizan, and after a loan to Teleoptik joined Fiorentina in 2011. After one season there he transferred to Manchester City for €15 million and a swap with Stefan Savić, winning the Premier League in 2014, despite injury problems. In 2015, he joined Schalke, initially on loan.

Nastasić made his senior international debut for Serbia in 2012, and has gone on to earn over 25 caps.

Club career

Partizan

Matija Nastasić is a product of Partizan youth academy. Unable to find space in the Partizan first team setup, he was sent out on loan to Serbian second division side FK Teleoptik from Zemun. There, the young, left footed centre back made 21 appearances and caught the eye of Fiorentina sporting director at that time, Pantaleo Corvino, who signed him in a deal for €4 million.

Fiorentina

Nastasić spent some time in the Fiorentina youth side but, due to a lack of quality centre backs in the squad and suspensions and injuries, he trained with the first team on many occasions. Fellow Serbian and Fiorentina manager Siniša Mihajlović handed him his Serie A debut on 11 September 2011 in a 2–0 win against Bologna. He went on to make a further 25 appearances that season but one stood out more than any and it was during this performance that he announced himself to Italian and World football. It was a match between La Viola and Milan at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Nastasić showed many of his qualities - tackling, comfort on the ball, tactical astuteness. It was these qualities that led to a deadline day transfer to English side Manchester City in a move worth €24.4 million, excluding the value of Stefan Savić who was given to Fiorentina as part of the exchange.

Manchester City

Nastasić signed a five-year contract with Manchester City, ending on 30 June 2017. He was part of an exchange deal with Stefan Savić. He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2012, starting in a Champions League away fixture against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He made his Premier League debut on 29 September in a 2–1 win against Fulham. He cemented his place in the starting XI and his great form won him the club's Player of the Month Award for November. Quickly becoming a fan favourite, the youngster pushed 30-year-old Joleon Lescott out of the starting lineup in centre-back position and was selected to start in the 2013 FA Cup Final, a 1–0 defeat by Wigan Athletic. In May 2013, he was named Manchester City's Young Player of the Season.

Nastasić had a less successful season in 2013–14, missing the majority of the campaign through injury. He made 13 league appearances and Manchester City won the Premier League title.

Schalke 04

On 13 January 2015, having not featured for City during the season, he was loaned to German club Schalke 04 for its remainder. He made his debut on 31 January, starting in a 1–0 home win over Hannover 96. Having not featured in the Champions League that season, he featured in both legs of Schalke's elimination by Real Madrid in the Last 16.

On 11 March 2015, Schalke 04 activated the transfer clause on his loan deal, believed to be €12 million, and Nastasić signed a four-year contract with the German club.

On 8 August 2015, Nastasić marked his season debut by scoring his first goal for the club, in a 5–0 win at MSV Duisburg in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

In June 2018, along with goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann, Nastasić sign a contract extension with Schalke to stay with the club until the summer of 2022.

International career

Having already represented Serbia's youth sides, Nastasić made his debut for the Serbian national team on 29 February 2012, in a match against Cyprus.

In May 2018 he was named in Serbia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but he failed to make the 23-man final squad.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 6 February 2020.

1. ^ Appearance in League Cup
2. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 7 September 2019

Senior International appearances
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result		Competition	Note
1.	29 February 2012	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	0–0	Draw	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game)
2.	15 August 2012	Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade, Serbia	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Draw	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game)
3.	8 September 2012	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	0–0	Draw	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game) (30')
4.	11 September 2012	Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia	Wales	6–1	Win	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
5.	12 October 2012	Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade, Serbia	Belgium	0–3	Loss	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
6.	16 October 2012	National Arena Philip II of Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	North Macedonia	0–1	Loss	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
7.	6 February 2013	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	3–1	Win	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game)
8.	22 March 2013	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia	Croatia	0–2	Loss	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
9.	26 March 2013	Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia	Scotland	2–0	Win	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game) (61')
10.	6 September 2013	Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade, Serbia	Croatia	1–1	Draw	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
11.	10 September 2013	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	3–0	Win	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
12.	11 October 2013	Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad, Serbia	Japan	2–0	Win	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game)
13.	15 October 2013	Jagodina City Stadium, Jagodina, Serbia	North Macedonia	5–1	Win	2014 World Cup Qualification Group A	Time played: 90' (complete game)
14.	7 September 2014	Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	France	1–1	Draw	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game) (64')
15.	11 October 2014	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–1	Draw	2016 Euro Qualification Group I	Time played: 90' (complete game) (45')
16.	14 October 2014	Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	Albania	0–3	Loss	2016 Euro Qualification Group I	Time played: 41' (complete game)
17.	29 March 2015	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–2	Loss	2016 Euro Qualification Group I	Time played: 90' (complete game)
18.	7 July 2015	NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria	Azerbaijan	4–1	Win	Friendly	Time played: 90' (complete game)
19.	13 July 2015	Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	0–2	Loss	2016 Euro Qualification Group I	Time played: 90' (complete game)
Scores and results list Serbia national football team's goal tally first.

Honours

Manchester City

• Premier League: 2013–14
• League Cup: 2013–14

Individual

• Manchester City Young Player of the Year: 2012–13

References

1. "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
2. "Matija Nastasic Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
4. ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
5. "Summer 2012 British Transfers". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
6. "Manchester City sign Matija Nastasic as Stefan Savic departs for Fiorentina". The Telegraph. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
7. "Fulham 1-2 Manchester City" BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
8. "Matija Nastasic has been voted as the Etihad Player of the Month for November". Manchester City F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
9. ^ "Brazil World Cup squad: Scolari leaves out Kaká and Philippe Coutinho". Manchester City Football Club. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
10. "Pellegrini admits Nastasic injury is still baffling City". Manchester Evening News. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
11. "Games played by Matija Nastasic in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
12. "Manchester City loan Matija Nastasic to Schalke". BBC Sport. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
13. "TEN-MAN SCHALKE HOLD ON TO BEAT HANNOVER". Bundesliga. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
14. Uersfeld, Stephan. "Matija Nastasic signs for Schalke from Man City in permanent transfer". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
15. Akerman, Nick (25 March 2015). "Matija Nastasic Transfer Clause Activated by Schalke". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
16. "Wolfsburg, Leverkusen, Schalke all win DFB-Pokal openers; Hoffenheim lose". ESPN FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
17. "Matija Nastasic and Ralf Fährmann extend contracts to 2022". Schalke 04. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
18. "Schalke extend Nastasic, Fahrmann contracts". Sports Star. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
19. ^ "Serbia - M.Nastasić - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
20. Mondo (Serbian): Matija Nastasić ponos Valjeva 3 January 2013
21. "Један тим, срцем свим – Младен Крстајић одабрао" [One team, with all their hearts – Mladen Krstajić selects]. FSS.rs (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
22. Matija Nastasić at National-Football-Teams.com
23. "Matija Nastasic: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

External links

• Profile at Manchester City Official Website
• Matija Nastasić at Soccerbase
• Matija Nastasić – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Matija Nastasić at Soccerway

• Use dmy dates from April 2013
• 1993 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Valjevo
• Serbian footballers
• Serbia youth international footballers
• Serbia under-21 international footballers
• Serbia international footballers
• Association football defenders
• FK Partizan players
• FK Teleoptik players
• ACF Fiorentina players
• Manchester City F.C. players
• FC Schalke 04 players
• Serbian First League players
• Serie A players
• Premier League players
• Bundesliga players
• Serbian expatriate footballers
• Expatriate footballers in England
• Expatriate footballers in Germany
• Expatriate footballers in Italy
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy