Matija Škarabot

Matija Škarabot
Personal information
Date of birth	4 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nova Gorica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Gemonese Calcio
Youth career
	Adria
0000–2007	Gorica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Gorica
2007–2008	→ Adria (loan)
2010–2013	Gent
2013–2014	Rijeka
2014–2015	Olimpija Ljubljana
2015–2018	Gorica
2019–2021	Primorje
2021–2022	Gemonese Calcio
2022–2023	AS Pro Gorizia
2023–	Gemonese Calcio
International career
2008–2010	Slovenia U20
2009–2010	Slovenia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matija Škarabot (Slovene pronunciation: [maˈtija ˈʃkarabɔt]; born 4 February 1988) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Italian club Gemonese Calcio as a left-back.

International career

Škarabot made his first appearance for the Slovenia under-21 team on 11 February 2009, in a friendly match against Romania.

On 1 October 2010, Škarabot was summoned into a 23-man squad of the Slovenia national football team for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Faroe Islands and Estonia, held on 8 and 12 October 2010, respectively.^[1]

Personal life

Škarabot was in a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova until 2021, with whom he has a daughter called Mila.^[2]

References

^ "Kek vpoklical tri novince" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^ "Strictly Come Dancing Nadiya Bychkova: Davood Ghadami's BBC One dance partner's turbulent relationship history revealed from ex husband to father of her child to dance show 'fling'". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links

Matija Škarabot at NZS (in Slovene)
Matija Škarabot at Soccerway.com
Matija Škarabot at kicker (in German)
Matija Škarabot at FBref.com
Matija Škarabot at AS.com (in Spanish)

[1] "Kek vpoklical tri novince" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

[2] "Strictly Come Dancing Nadiya Bychkova: Davood Ghadami's BBC One dance partner's turbulent relationship history revealed from ex husband to father of her child to dance show 'fling'". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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