Mato Jajalo
Bosnian footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mato Jajalo (pronounced [mâːto jǎjalo]; born 25 May 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Venezia.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1999 | DJK Eiche Offenbach | ||
1999–2007 | Slaven Belupo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Slaven Belupo | 63 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Siena | 25 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 30 | (2) |
2011–2014 | 1. FC Köln | 60 | (3) |
2014 | → Sarajevo (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Rijeka | 18 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Palermo | 138 | (6) |
2019–2023 | Udinese | 52 | (0) |
2023– | Venezia | 18 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Croatia U20 | 7 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Croatia U21 | 21 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 |
Jajalo started his professional career at Slaven Belupo, before joining Siena in 2009. The following year, he was loaned to 1. FC Köln, with whom he signed permanently a year later. In 2014, he was sent on loan to Sarajevo. Later that year, he was transferred to Rijeka. Jajalo moved to Palermo in 2015. Four years later, he switched to Udinese. In 2023, he joined Venezia.
A former Croatian youth international, Jajalo even made his senior international debut for Croatia, only to switch his allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2016, earning 11 caps until 2019.