Mateo Karamatic starts new adventure at Al-Nasr in the VAE!

Mateo Karamatic starts new adventure at Al-Nasr in the VAE!

Al-Nasr, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate - Mateo Karamatic left TSV Hartberg after just one season and is now signing at Al-Nasr in the United Arab Emirates. The 23-year-old Tyrolean dares to take the first step of his career outside of Europe. The contract runs until summer 2027, as Laola1

Karamatic also had the opportunity to switch to a European club, but decided to move to Asia. This represents a brave fresh start, because Al-Nasr is not to be confused with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo is active. At Al-Nasr, Karamatic meets the former Italian international Manolo Gabbiadini and the Swiss Haris Seferovic.

career shifts and successes

Mateo Karamatic can look back on a varied career. He started his football career in Tyrol and moved to the Red Bull Salzburg youth academy in 2015. After three years and a short stay at Anif, he moved to Croatia, where he was denied his breakthrough at Osijek. In Slovenia near Laibach, he finally found his way and was able to win both the championship and the trophy. After two years he returned to Austria and played a season for Hartberg, where he played 27 competitive games in the past season.

Last season the performance of Al-Nasr was mixed, the team only took sixth place and thus remained behind its own expectations. For the coming season, the club has signed the new coach Slavisa Jokanovic, who will follow Alfred Schreuder. This change in leadership could bring a breath of fresh air and new strategies, from which Karamatic could also benefit, according to the assessment of Salzburger News .

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