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John Brown University Athletics

2023 Men's Soccer Roster

5 Matej Urbanija

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • High School Gimnazija Šiška

Biography

Junior | 2021

Started all 18 matches of the season … logged the most minutes on team with 1,558 … finished the year with one assist against Lyon (Aug. 31) … part of back line that allowed 1.94 goals-against per game.

Sophomore | 2020

Started all 12 matches of the season … ranked second on the team with 1,077 minutes played … finished season with an assist … totaled three shots … registered the assist against Central Christian (March 16).

Freshman | 2019

Started all 21 contests … finished with third-most minutes played (1,884) ... part of a back line that helped post a 1.21 goals-against average on the season.

Prep Career

This past season, Urbanija participated with a pair of high-level sides, including the local ND Ilirija 1911 club, which competes in the Slovenian Second League, Slovenska Nogometna Liga. The defender also competed with the Slovenian U-17 National Team in 2017 and 2018.

Personal

Matej is the son of Marjan and Lidija Urbanija and majors in electrical engineering.

Honors & Accolades
2023 All-Conference (1st)
2022 All-Conference (2nd)
2019 All-Conference (2nd)

Statistics

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