Mateo Barać
Mateo Barać (; born 20 July 1994) is a Croatian football defender. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from Sochi in the Russian Premier League. Club career. Junak Sinj. Born and raised in Sinj, Barać started his youth career at the local Junak Sinj. At the age of 18 he joined the Hajduk Split youth academy, but failed to impress the board. Šibenik. After unsuccessful trials at FC Wohlen and Hrvatski Dragovoljac, Barać joined Šibenik, which at the time, was coached by Mirko Labrović, his fellow native from Sinj. Osijek. On 1 July 2016, Barać joined Osijek  for an undisclosed fee. Impressive display in the first half of the Prva Liga earned him a call-up for Croatian A team for 2017 China Cup. On 3 August 2017, Osijek defeated the Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League with a 2-0 aggregate win. Many labeled Barać as the key member of the historic victory and Ajax eventually made a 2.5 million euros transfer bid. Osijek and Barać accepted, however the transfer was stopped due to Barać's heart issues revealed on the medical tests. Rapid Wien. On 12  July 2018, he joined Rapid Wien for a fee of €1,300,000. Sochi. On 19 June 2021, he moved to Russian club Sochi as a free agent. On 19 February 2022, he was loaned to Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the season with an option to buy.