Personal information
Full name	Nemanja Matić
Date of birth	1 August 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sremska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder

Nemanja Matić, born 1 August 1988, is a Serbian footballer who plays for Benfica in Primeira Liga, as a midfielder. He also plays for the Serbian national team. On 18 August 2009, Matić signed for Chelsea from Košice for a fee of around £1.5 million in a four-year contract. 

He was given the number 24 shirt by Chelsea but wasn't able to make his debut immediately due to the injury he picked up at the 2009 under-21 championships. He was on the bench for Chelsea's League Cup match against Queens Park Rangers on 23 September 2009, but did not take any part in the 1–0 victory. 

Matić made his Premier League debut for Chelsea on 21 November, coming on as a substitute for Florent Malouda in the 69th minute in a 4–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 23 August 2010, Matić transferred to Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse on a one-year loan, together with teammates Slobodan Rajković and Matej Delač. 

On 31 January 2011, Matić was transferred to Portuguese club Benfica along with €25 million (£21M) in a swap deal for Brazilian centre back David Luiz. On 14 January 2013, he was awarded with a contract extension lasting until 2018, with the buyout clause set at €45 million.

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