The 32-year-old Shenhua joined Incheon United and was twice named to the K-League All-Star team

On January 24, Beijing time, South Korea's K1 League club Incheon United officially announced: Shenhua veteran Mattei Jonic returned to play for the team after 8 years: "Mattei Jonic, who has been selected for the best team of the K1 League twice, returned to Incheon United, and after the contract with Osaka Sakura expired, Jonic chose to take a salary cut to join, which is another 'romantic signing' after Mugosa. ”

Mattey Yonic

The 32-year-old Mattei Jonic was once a star in the K-League. Jonic joined Incheon United from Haiduk in 2015 and that season he made 32 appearances in the K1 Classic League, where he was named in the Team of the Season alongside Adriano, Kim Ki-hee, Hong Chul and Cha Duri.

In the 2016 season, Jonic played in a number of positions under head coach Kim Do-hoon, including left centre-back, right-back and left-back. At the end of the season, Jonic was named to the Team of the Season again.

Mattey Yonic

In early 2017, Jonic joined J1 club Sakura Osaka and for the next four years he remained a regular and vice-captain of the team. At the beginning of 2021, Jonic joined Shanghai Shenhua as a free agent, and over the course of the season, he made 23 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal, before returning to Osaka Sakura.

Mattey Yonic

In January this year, when his contract with Osaka Sakura expired, he chose to take a pay cut to join out of his affection for Incheon United Club: "As long as I can go back to South Korea, I will definitely choose Incheon United." I'm very happy to be back in the team, and when I was still playing in Japan and China, I was planning to come back to Korea to repay the support and love of the Incheon United fans. On the 3rd of next month, Jonic will go to Changwon City with the team to start preparations for the new season.