# Matej Paulovič

Matej Paulovič (born 13 January 1995) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fifth round, 149th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

Paulovič signed as a free agent to a three-year optional contract with Mountfield HK of the ELH, on May 23, 2018. He joined the Czech club after spending his first two professional seasons in Slovakia with HC Nové Zámky and HK Nitra of the Tipsport Liga (Slovak).

## International play

Paulovič competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2009–10 | HC Topoľčany | SVK U18 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HC Topoľčany | SVK U18 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | HK Nitra | SVK U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Färjestad BK | J18 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Färjestad BK | J18 Allsv | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Färjestad BK | J18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Färjestad BK | J18 Allsv | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 29 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 51 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 79 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015–16 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 49 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | HC Nové Zámky | Slovak | 56 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 43 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | LHK Jestřábi Prostějov | Czech.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 48 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | HC Vrchlabí | Czech.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 55 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| ELH totals | ELH totals | ELH totals | 188 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 76 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Slovak totals | Slovak totals | Slovak totals | 109 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2011 | Slovakia | U17 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Slovakia | IH18 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | WJC18 D1A | 11th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | Slovakia | IH18 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | Slovakia | WJC | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Slovakia | OG | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |