# Matúš Bero

Matúš Bero (born 6 September 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Slovakia national team.

## Club career
### AS Trenčín

Bero began his professional career at AS Trenčín, where he went through all the youth categories, playing as a defender. Bero debuted for the senior side on 21 July 2013 in the Corgoň Liga match against Spartak Trnava, where his club lost 1-2.
During the 2014–15 Slovak First Football League, Bero won the Slovak Football Cup with AS Trenčín in the final against FK Senica, where the match was decided in a penalty shootout. He also became the champion of the Fortuna Liga and celebrated winning a double.
In the 2015–16 Slovak First Football League, Bero scored his first hat-trick on 27 September 2015 against MFK Skalica, where Trenčín won 3-0. Near the end of the season, he defended the double with his team.

### Trabzonspor

At the beginning of the 2016–17 Süper Lig, Bero transferred to Trabzonspor for 2.5 million Euros.

### Vitesse

On 3 July 2018, Bero agreed to join Eredivisie club Vitesse on a four-year contract. On 18 November 2021, he extended his contract at the club until 2023 with an option for another year.

### VfL Bochum

On 27 June 2023, Bero signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga team VfL Bochum. After just seven minutes during the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 30 September, in which Bochum lost 1-3, he suffered from a knee injury that would rule him out for several weeks. On 20 January 2024, Bero made a comeback with his first goal in a 1–0 league victory against VfB Stuttgart.

## International career

Having represented various Slovak youth teams, Bero debuted for the senior side in a 3–1 friendly victory over Georgia on 27 May 2016. He was omitted from the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Croatia, Bero replaced Marek Hamšík after the latter announced his international retirement, which ended in a 2-2 draw. On 13 June 2022, Bero scored his first international goal during a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C match against Kazakhstan, ending in a 1–2 loss to the Slovaks.

## Personal life

On 10 January 2022, Bero and his partner, Klaudia Fraňová, were announced to expect a child. Their daughter, Matea Tanya, was born on 16 May 2022.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Trenčín | 2013–14 | Fortuna Liga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Trenčín | 2014–15 | Fortuna Liga | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Trenčín | 2015–16 | Fortuna Liga | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 17 |
| Trenčín | 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Trenčín | Total | Total | 77 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 94 | 26 |
| Trabzonspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Trabzonspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Trabzonspor | Total | Total | 38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 3 |
| Vitesse | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 |
| Vitesse | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| Vitesse | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Vitesse | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 5 |
| Vitesse | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Vitesse | Total | Total | 143 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 25 |
| VfL Bochum | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| VfL Bochum | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 |
| VfL Bochum | Total | Total | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 302 | 51 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 359 | 61 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Relegation Playoffs

### International

    As of match played 30 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33 | 1 |
    As of match played 30 June 2024
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bero goal.
List of international goals scored by Matúš Bero :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 13 June 2022 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 21 | Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

AS Trenčín
* Fortuna Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Slovnaft Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
Individual
* Fortuna Liga Young Player of the Year 2014–15
* Peter Dubovský Award: 2015