Mato Miloš (; born 30 June 1993) is a Croatian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back for
I liga club
Odra Opole.
Club career
Born in
Pula
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, Miloš went through the ranks of his hometown club
NK Jadran Poreč, before moving to
NK Rijeka, aged 14. He got his first cap for Rijeka at the age of 17, during the
2010-11 Prva HNL. In early 2013, he was loaned to
Cibalia, and this was followed by loans to
Siena
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,
Spezia and
Perugia
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in Italy's
Serie B
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.
In August 2017, he was transferred to
Benfica for a fee of €400,000. On 31 August, he joined Polish side
Lechia Gdańsk on a season-long loan deal. In 2018, he moved to fellow Portuguese side
CD Aves. In January 2021, he signed with
Osijek
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.
On 27 August 2022, Miloš returned to Poland to join top division side
Widzew Łódź
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on a two-year contract, with an option for another year. He recorded one goal and three assists in 44 appearances across all competitions, and left the club at the end of the
2023–24 season.
In August 2024, Miloš joined Slovenian outfit
Mura. He made seven
league appearances before terminating his contract at the end of the year. On 31 March 2025, he signed a three-month contract with Polish
second tier side
Odra Opole; the club however missed the deadline to register Miloš to play.
International career
He has earned six caps for the
Croatia under-19 team, including a cap at the
2012 UEFA European Championship.
He made his senior debut for
Croatia
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in a May 2017
friendly match
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against
Mexico
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, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for
Nikola Vlašić. It remained his sole international appearance.
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Pula
Men's association football defenders
Croatian men's footballers
21st-century Croatian sportsmen
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
Croatia men's international footballers
HNK Rijeka players
HNK Cibalia players
Siena FC SSD players
Spezia Calcio players
AC Perugia Calcio players
NK Istra 1961 players
S.L. Benfica footballers
Lechia Gdańsk players
C.D. Aves players
NK Osijek players
Widzew Łódź players
NŠ Mura players
Odra Opole players
Croatian Football League players
Serie B players
Ekstraklasa players
Primeira Liga players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
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