Mate Bilić

Mate Bilić
Personal information
Full name Mate Bilić
Date of birth (1980-10-23) 23 October 1980
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Hajduk Split 66 (19)
1999Mosor (loan)
2001–2004 Zaragoza 18 (1)
2002–2003Almería (loan) 31 (9)
2003–2004Sporting Gijón (loan) 41 (15)
2004–2005 Córdoba 31 (3)
2005–2006 Lleida 40 (18)
2006–2008 Rapid Wien 54 (17)
2008–2013 Sporting Gijón 160 (42)
2013–2015 RNK Split 39 (13)
Total 480 (137)
International career
2000–2001 Croatia U21 8 (4)
2009–2010 Croatia 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mate Bilić (born 23 October 1980) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker.

During his professional career he played mainly in Spain – where he arrived at the age of 21 – representing five different clubs. He amassed La Liga totals of 124 games and 22 goals over the course of five seasons for Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza, as well as 197 games and 66 goals in the Segunda División.