Matija Nastasic is a professional football player who plays as a center-back for Serbia's National Team and the Spanish La Liga club Mallorca.
Besides playing for several professional football clubs, he has also played for the English Premier League club, Manchester City, and youth teams in Serbia. He also made his debut for the senior Serbian team in 2012.
Matija Nastasic, of Serbian nationality, was born to a mother, Tatjana Nastasic, and a father, Marko Nastasic, in Valjevo, Serbia.
He was born on March 28, 1993, and has had a keen interest in playing football since childhood.
Nastastic began his football career by joining the local Serbian football club, ZSK Valjevo, in 2000.
His annual salary is around £2,184,000. His salary was £2,288,000 with a weekly wage of €38,000, which he earned playing for the German team Schalke 04. His current market value is in the region of €12 million.
Considering his professional playing career combined with his assets and endorsement deals with sports like Nike, his net worth could be around $4 million.
Matija joined the Spanish club, Mallorca SOURCE: Instagram@matijanastasic In 2015, it was reported that he signed the load deal with a $2 million loan fee, which would make him €
With his enormous earnings, he spends his income shopping and vacationing at exotic and expensive places around the world with his family.
After playing for the youth team of Partizan in 2010, he was transferred to FK Teleoptik as a part of a loan deal for the 2010/11 season. He later signed with Italian Serie A side ACF Fiorentina in 2011 and made his debut in the Serie A league for Fiorentina against Bologna on September 11.
Nastasic attractive and unique style of play caught the attention of the English club Machester City, and the club signed him to a five-year contract deal worth to be in the range of €24.4 million in 2012.
He played his debut match for Manchester City against Real Madrid during the Champions League match on September 18, 2012, and made his premier league debut against Fulham.
Matija Nastastic played alongside football greats like Italian forward Mario Balotelli and Spanish midfielder David Silva that won Premier League in 2013/14.
For his outstanding performances for Manchester City, he won the Manchester City Young Player of the Year in 2012/13.
He was loaned to the German club Schalke 04 for the rest of 2015, and after the club activated its right transfer clause worth €12 million, Nastastic signed a permanent four-year contract deal with Schalke 04. Eventually, He moved to Spain and joined Mallorca in 2022.
After having represented Serbia in U17, U19, and U21 teams, he made his senior international debut for Serbia against Cyprus in a friendly on February 29, 2012.
He is expected to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar for Serbia, captained by Aleksandar Kolarov.
Overall since his debut in 2012, he has played 34 matches and has yet to score an international goal for Serbia.
Matija Nastastic stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 79 kg. He is married to Jelena Nastasic, who has been in a relationship since 2009.
Matija shares a photo with his wife and children SOURCE: Instagram@mnastasic_5 The couple got into a marital relationship in May 2016 when Jelena was already pregnant. The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2016. The family of three extended to four with the birth of a daughter.
