Matija Nastasić

Matija Nastasić 2012

Matija Nastasić ( Serbian Cyrillic Матија Настасић; * March 28, 1993 in Valjevo, Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Serbian national football team. In the media, he is often regarded as the successor of defense Nemanja Vidić size.

Club career

Matija Nastasić went through the well-known youth teams of the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade tip. After the engagement at Partizan, he joined the Italian club Fiorentina. In August 2012, Manchester City obliged the central defender for a fee in the amount of 15.2 million pounds. These changed hands Stefan Savić, who previously also came from Partizan to Florence. The defender has been available since August 31, 2012 at Manchester City under contract. In England, he was able to fight for a regular place and applies with 20 years as one of the greatest defensive talent in current world football under Roberto Mancini.

National

In the friendly against Cyprus on 29 February 2012 Nastasić made ​​his international debut in the Serbian national team.