Mario Matic

{{short description|Norwegian handball player (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Mario Matic | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|7|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Stavanger, Norway | nationality = Norwegian | height = 1.91 m | position = Centre back | currentclub = Elverum Håndball | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Runar Sandefjord | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Sandnes HK | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Stord IL | years4 = 2016–2019 | clubs4 = FyllingenBergen | years5 = 2019–2024 | clubs5 = ØIF Arendal | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = AEK Athens | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Elverum Håndball | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Norway | nationalcaps1 = 20 | nationalgoals1 = 30 | medaltemplates = }} '''Mario Matic''' (born 23 July 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Elverum Håndball and the Norwegian national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/landslag/handballgutta/profiler/|title=Profiler|language=Norwegian|publisher=NHF|accessdate=15 January 2025}}</ref>

On 17 December 2024, he was selected to represent Norway at the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2024/12/disse-far-spille-vm-for-norge--i-norge/|title=Disse får spille VM for Norge – i Norge|publisher=NHF|access-date=15 January 2025|language=no}}</ref>

==Career== Matic has played for several Norwegian clubs, including five years at ØIF Arendal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/MRg7z0/stord-treneren-lover-tempohaandball|title=Stord-treneren lover tempohåndball|publisher=Aftenbladet|access-date=15 January 2025|language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oifarendal.no/2024/06/18/mario-matic-tusen-takk-til-alle-jeg-har-blitt-kjent-med-gjennom-5-ar-i-klubben/|title=MARIO MATIC: -Tusen takk til alle jeg har blitt kjent med gjennom 5 år i klubben.|publisher=ØIF Arendal|access-date=15 January 2025|language=no}}</ref>

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