Mateo Barać


Mateo Barać is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Rapid Wien in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Club career

Junak Sinj

Born and raised in Sinj, Barać started his youth career at the local Junak Sinj. At the age of 18 he joined the Hajduk Split youth academy, but failed to impress the board.

Šibenik

After unsuccessful trials at FC Wohlen and Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Barać joined Šibenik, which at the time, was coached by Mirko Labrović, his fellow native from Sinj.

Osijek

On 1 July 2016, Barać joined Osijek for an undisclosed fee. Impressive display in the first half of the
Prva Liga earned him a call-up for Croatian A team for 2017 China Cup. On 3 August 2017, Osijek defeated the Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League with a 2-0 aggregate win. Many labeled Barać as the key member of the historic victory and Ajax eventually made a 2.5 million euros transfer bid. Osijek and Barać accepted, however the transfer was stopped due to Barać's heart issues revealed on the medical tests.

Rapid Wien

On 12 July 2018, he joined Rapid Wien for a fee of €1,300,000.

Career statistics

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