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Mateo Barać (; born 20 July 1994) is a
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n football defender who plays for
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.


Club career


Early career

Born and raised in
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, Barać started his youth career at the local Junak Sinj. At the age of 17 he joined the Hajduk Split youth academy, winning the national U-19 championship with the club, but did not receive a professional contract at the end of his academy period, so he returned to third-tier Junak. Following his first senior-level season playing in his hometown, he signed a three-year contract with the
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second-tier team
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in July 2014, but his contract was rescinded the following month as Barać couldn't get a Swiss work permit. Barać then moved back to
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, signing with second-tier Hrvatski Dragovoljac for the remainder of the season, but missed most of it due to injury.


NK Šibenik

Barać joined second-tier
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in the summer of 2015, which was at the time coached by Mirko Labrović, his fellow native from Sinj, playing regularly and almost qualifying for the first tier.


Osijek

On 1 July 2016, Barać joined
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for an undisclosed fee. Impressive display in the first half of the Prva Liga earned him a call-up for
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. On 3 August 2017, Osijek defeated the Dutch giants
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in the third qualifying round of the
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with a 2-0 aggregate win. Many labeled Barać as the key member of the historic victory and
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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
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for a fee of €1,300,000.


Sochi

On 19 June 2021, he moved to Russian club
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as a free agent.


Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 19 February 2022, he was loaned to Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the season with an option to buy. On 31 May 2022, Barać moved to Krylia Sovetov on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.


Loan to Oostende

On 31 January 2023, Barać joined Oostende in Belgium on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.


Aktobe

On 9 February 2024, Krylia Sovetov announced Barać's transfer to
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in Kazakhstan.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barac, Mateo 1994 births Footballers from Sinj Living people Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's international footballers NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players HNK Šibenik players NK Osijek players SK Rapid Wien players PFC Sochi players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players K.V. Oostende players FC Aktobe players NK Varaždin (2012) players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Russian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan