PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Nemanja Matić.
US Sassuolo · Serbia
TM 74683 · Current player profileAge today38
Recorded moves15
Peak recorded value€40.00m
Current market value€1.60m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Немања Матић
- Born
- 01 Aug 1988
- Nationality
- Serbia
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 194
- Joined current club
- 26 Aug 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Olympique LyonLast recorded move · 26 Aug 2025
- Stade Rennais FCLast recorded move · 27 Jan 2024
- AS RomaLast recorded move · 14 Aug 2023
- Manchester UnitedLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Chelsea FCLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2017
- SL BenficaLast recorded move · 15 Jan 2014
- Vitesse ArnhemLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2011
- FC VSS Kosice (2005 - 2017)Last recorded move · 18 Aug 2009
- FK Kolubara LazarevacLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2007
- FK Jedinstvo Ub U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- FK Partizan Belgrade U17Last recorded move · 01 Sep 2004
- Red Star Belgrade U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2013 | 24 | SL Benfica | €22.00m |
| 27 Mar 2013 | 24 | SL Benfica | €14.00m |
| 07 Jul 2012 | 23 | SL Benfica | €6.00m |
| 02 Feb 2012 | 23 | SL Benfica | €4.00m |
| 28 Jun 2011 | 22 | Vitesse Arnhem | €3.00m |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 22 | Vitesse Arnhem | €2.25m |
| 25 Jan 2010 | 21 | Chelsea FC | €2.00m |
| 22 Feb 2009 | 20 | FC VSS Kosice (2005 - 2017) | €1.50m |
| 21 Oct 2008 | 20 | FC VSS Kosice (2005 - 2017) | €350k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2025 | Olympique Lyon | US Sassuolo | Transfer | Free |
| 14 Aug 2025 | Olympique Lyon | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 27 Jan 2024 | Stade Rennais FC | Olympique Lyon | Transfer | €2.60m |
| 14 Aug 2023 | AS Roma | Stade Rennais FC | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Manchester United | AS Roma | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Jul 2017 | Chelsea FC | Manchester United | Transfer | €44.70m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | SL Benfica | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €25.00m |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Chelsea FC | SL Benfica | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Vitesse Arnhem | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Chelsea FC | Vitesse Arnhem | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 18 Aug 2009 | FC VSS Kosice (2005 - 2017) | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €1.75m |
| 01 Jan 2007 | FK Kolubara Lazarevac | FC VSS Kosice (2005 - 2017) | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2005 | FK Jedinstvo Ub U19 | FK Kolubara Lazarevac | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Sep 2004 | FK Partizan Belgrade U17 | FK Jedinstvo Ub U19 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Red Star Belgrade U17 | FK Partizan Belgrade U17 | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.