SOCCER PLAYER
Nemanja Matić
1988 - Today

Nemanja Matić
Nemanja Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Матић, pronounced [němaɲa mǎːtitɕ]; born 1 August 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Lyon. Matić began his senior career at Kolubara, before joining Slovak side Košice in 2007. He moved to English club Chelsea for £1.5 million in 2009. Used sparingly during his first spell at the club, he spent the 2010–11 season on loan at Dutch club Vitesse, and in the summer of 2011, he moved to Benfica as part of a swap deal involving David Luiz. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nemanja Matić is the 3,364th most popular soccer player (down from 2,022nd in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 215th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Serbian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nemanja Matić ranks 3,364 out of 21,273. Before him are Antonello Cuccureddu, Reinaldo Rueda, Dele Alli, Theofanis Gekas, Lucho González, and Ramiro Blacut. After him are Antonio Olmo, Víctor Fernández, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Nikola Pokrivač, Franz Dienert, and Budimir Vujačić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonello Cuccureddu
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 3,363
Reinaldo Rueda
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 3,364
Dele Alli
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 3,365
Theofanis Gekas
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 3,366
Lucho González
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 3,367
Ramiro Blacut
1944 - 2024
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 3,368
Nemanja Matić
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 3,369
Antonio Olmo
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 3,370
Víctor Fernández
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 3,371
Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona
1904 - 1973
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 3,372
Nikola Pokrivač
1985 - 2025
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,373
Franz Dienert
1900 - 1978
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,374
Budimir Vujačić
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,375
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Nemanja Matić ranks 83. Before him are David Ospina, Vasyl Lomachenko, Tarjei Bø, Therese Johaug, Éver Banega, and Alexa PenaVega. After him are Ma Long, Joe Cole, Benedikt Höwedes, Winston Reid, Steven Nzonzi, and Angelique Kerber.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsDavid Ospina
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 77
Vasyl Lomachenko
BOXER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 78
Tarjei Bø
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 79
Therese Johaug
SKIER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 80
Éver Banega
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 81
Alexa PenaVega
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 82
Nemanja Matić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 83
Ma Long
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 84
Joe Cole
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 85
Benedikt Höwedes
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 86
Winston Reid
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 87
Steven Nzonzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 88
Angelique Kerber
TENNIS PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 89
In Serbia
Among people born in Serbia, Nemanja Matić ranks 275 out of 661. Before him are Branko Milanović (1953), Zvonimir Vujin (1943), Zdravko Rajkov (1927), Vojislav Melić (1940), Prvoslav Vujcic (1960), and Slaviša Jokanović (1968). After him are Milorad Mažić (1973), Zoltán Berczik (1937), Luka Jović (1997), Aleksandar Atanacković (1920), Slobodan Živojinović (1963), and Sanja Ilić (1951).
Others born in Serbia
Go to all RankingsBranko Milanović
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 269
Zvonimir Vujin
ATHLETE
1943 - 2019
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 270
Zdravko Rajkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 271
Vojislav Melić
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 272
Prvoslav Vujcic
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 273
Slaviša Jokanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 274
Nemanja Matić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 275
Milorad Mažić
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 276
Zoltán Berczik
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 277
Luka Jović
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 278
Aleksandar Atanacković
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2005
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 279
Slobodan Živojinović
TENNIS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 280
Sanja Ilić
COMPOSER
1951 - 2021
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 281
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Serbia
Among soccer players born in Serbia, Nemanja Matić ranks 58. Before him are Ljubomir Lovrić (1920), Marko Pantelić (1978), Jovan Miladinović (1939), Zdravko Rajkov (1927), Vojislav Melić (1940), and Slaviša Jokanović (1968). After him are Luka Jović (1997), Aleksandar Atanacković (1920), Luka Lipošinović (1933), Mihailo Petrović (1957), Milorad Arsenijević (1906), and Slaviša Žungul (1954).
Ljubomir Lovrić
1920 - 1994
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 52
Marko Pantelić
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 53
Jovan Miladinović
1939 - 1982
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 54
Zdravko Rajkov
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 55
Vojislav Melić
1940 - 2006
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 56
Slaviša Jokanović
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 57
Nemanja Matić
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 58
Luka Jović
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 59
Aleksandar Atanacković
1920 - 2005
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 60
Luka Lipošinović
1933 - 1992
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 61
Mihailo Petrović
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 62
Milorad Arsenijević
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 63
Slaviša Žungul
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 64