Nemanja Matić
Nemanja Matić — Midfielder, Sérvia. For Sport Lisboa e Benfica: 99 games, 9 goals and 3 trophies, debut in 2011.
Attributes and stats
- Position
- Midfielder
- Country
- Sérvia
- Shirt
- 21
- Goals
- 9
- Games
- 99
- Trophies
- 3
- Best Trophy
- Portuguese League
- Debut
- 2011
Curiosities
The Serbian arrived as a bargaining chip in the David Luiz deal — and Jorge Jesus reinvented him from an attacking midfielder to a world-class defensive midfielder. He was voted the best player in the League in 2012/13, and Chelsea, which had let him go for less than 2 million, had to buy him back two and a half years later for about 25 million.