Matus 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 football team.
Bero began his professional career at AS Trencin, where he went through all the youth categories, playing as a defender. Bero debuted for the senior side on 21 July 2013 in the Corgon 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 Trencin 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 Trencin won 3-0. Near the end of the season, he defended the double with his team.
At the beginning of the 2016–17 Super Lig, Bero transferred to Trabzonspor for 2.5 million Euros.
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.
On 27 June 2023, Bero signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga team VfL Bochum. After just seven minutes during the match against Borussia Monchengladbach on 30 September, in which Bochum lost 1-3, he suffered from a knee injury that would rule him out for several weeks.
After representing 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 Hamsik after said footballer announced his international retirement, which ended in a 2-2 draw. |
