Matko Zirdum

Croatian footballer

Matko Zirdum
Personal information
Full name	Matko Zirdum
Date of birth	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Croatia
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kuala Lumpur City
Number	5
Youth career
2013-2015	Dinamo Zagreb
2015–2016	Slaven Belupo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Koprivnica	46	(2)
2017–2018	NK Novigrad	26	(0)
2020–2021	ND Gorica	5	(0)
2021–2022	Slaven	16	(1)
2023–	Kuala Lumpur City	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Matko Zirdum (born 21 July 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City.

Career

As a youth player, Zirdum played for Dinamo Zagreb.^[1] After that, Zirdum played for the youth academy of Slaven Belupo.^[2]

In 2018, he signed for Slaven Belupo.^[3]<

In 2020, he signed for ND Gorica.^[4]

In 2021, he signed for Slaven Belupo.^[5] He suffered an in injury while playing for Slaven Belupo.^[6]

Before the 2023 season, he signed for Kuala Lumpur City.^[7]

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^ "Matko Zirdum: U potpunosti sam se posvetio Slavenu". drava.info.
^ "Zirdum: Na Goricu čvrsto I agresivno". glaspodravine.hr.
^ "Druga zimska okrepitev ND Gorica: 22-LETNI SREDNJI BRANILEC MATKO ZIRDUM". go-portal.si (Archived).
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^ "UOČI UTAKMICE S DINAMOM Teška ozljeda stopera Slaven Belupa". prigorski.hr.
^ "Matko Zirdum potpisao s novim klubom: 'Hvala Slavenovim navijačima, sad sam i ja jedan od njih'". kilkaj.hr.