| Connor Metcalfe | |
| Full Name: | Connor Isaac Metcalfe |
| Birth Date: | 1999 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle, Australia |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | FC St. Pauli |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthclubs1: | South Cardiff |
| Youthclubs2: | NNSW NTC |
| Youthclubs3: | FFV NTC |
| Youthyears4: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Melbourne City |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Melbourne City NPL |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne City |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps3: | 60 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Australia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:57, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Connor Isaac Metcalfe (born 5 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Australia national team.
Having joined Melbourne City's youth system in 2014, Metcalfe first trained with the senior team during the 2016–17 season.[2] On 18 July 2017, he came into the Melbourne City squad by a scholarship.[2] He made his first appearance coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Central Coast Mariners for Nathaniel Atkinson.[3]
On 6 March 2021, Metcalfe scored a brace in Melbourne City's 6–0 away win over City rivals Melbourne Victory.[4]
He was voted in the Professional Footballers Australia's A-League's Team of the Season in June 2021.[5] [6] In August, he was awarded the Harry Kewell Medal, the award for Australia's men's young player of the year, for the 2020–21 season.[7] [8]
In February 2022, it was announced Metcalfe would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli in the summer.[9] He agreed a three-year deal with the German side.[9]
In October 2018, Metcalfe was called up to the Australia U20 squad to compete in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia.[10] He made his international debut for the senior national team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Melbourne City NPL | 2017[12] | NPL Victoria 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||||
| Melbourne City | 2017–18[13] | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 68 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 11 | |||
| FC St. Pauli | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 130 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 17 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | ||
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