Mateo Pavlović Explained

Mateo Pavlović
Birth Date:1990 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.96m
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Rudeš (on loan from Rijeka)
Clubnumber:90
Youthyears1:2000–2006
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Zagreb
Youthyears2:2006–2008
Youthclubs2:NK Zagreb
Years1:2008–2013
Clubs1:NK Zagreb
Caps1:91
Goals1:5
Years2:2013–2016
Clubs2:Werder Bremen
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2015
Clubs3:Werder Bremen II
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Ferencváros (loan)
Caps4:27
Goals4:2
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Angers B
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2021
Clubs6:Angers
Caps6:91
Goals6:5
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Amiens
Caps7:25
Goals7:2
Years8:2022–
Clubs8:Rijeka
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:2023
Clubs9:Saint-Étienne (loan)
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2023
Clubs10:Saint-Étienne B (loan)
Caps10:1
Goals10:0
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Rudeš (loan)
Caps11:19
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:Bosnia and Herzegovina U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Croatia U19
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2010
Nationalteam3:Croatia U20
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2010–2013
Nationalteam4:Croatia U21
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:26 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:5 February 2013

Mateo Pavlović (pronounced as /hr/;[1] [2] born 9 June 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Croatian Football League club Rudeš, on loan from Rijeka.

Club career

NK Zagreb

Pavlović came through the youth system at NK Zagreb. He made his senior team debut in a 4–0 league defeat to Hajduk Split on 9 November 2008.[3] He was a regular first team player in NK Zagreb's Prva HNL campaigns for the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and has also participated in the Croatian Cup.[4]

The central defender was a reported transfer target for a number of major European teams. In April 2011, Croatian sports magazine Sportske novosti said that scouts from Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and Zenit St Petersburg had watched him in recent matches.[5] In May 2011, Croatian newspaper 24sata alleged that former French international Christian Karembeu, now a scout, had filmed the player with a view to recommending him to clubs in Ligue 1.[6]

Werder Bremen

On 17 December 2012, Pavlović transferred to Werder Bremen signing a contract until 30 June 2016.[7]

On 5 February 2014, after making just four first team appearances in over a year, Pavlovic joined Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[8] The loan was extended by another year in July 2014.[9] Having made 33 appearances for Ferencváros over 1.5 seasons, he returned to Werder Bremen.[10]

In January 2016, Werder Bremen announced that Pavlović would be used neither in the first team nor in the reserves.[11] In February, the club was still looking to offload the player whose contract was due to end in summer 2016.[12]

Angers

In June 2016, Pavlović signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers SCO.[13]

Amiens

On 1 September 2021, he joined Amiens in Ligue 2 on a two-year contract.[14]

Rijeka

On 22 June 2022, he joined Prva HNL side Rijeka.[15]

International career

Pavlović has represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at under-17 level, and Croatia at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[16] He made his competitive debut for the Croatia under-21s in a 1–0 loss to the Georgia under-21s in a June 2011 qualifying match for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[17]

Personal life

His father Luka is a football manager who worked for NK Zagreb and is head of Rijeka's football academy.[18]

Career statistics

[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NK Zagreb2008–09Prva HNL80000080
2009–10Prva HNL1401000150
2010–11Prva HNL2612000281
2011–12Prva HNL2545000304
2012–13Prva HNL1802000200
Total915100001015
Werder Bremen2012–13Bundesliga400040
Werder Bremen II2013–14Regionalliga121121
2015–163. Liga4040
Total161161
Ferencváros (loan)2013–14Nemzeti Bajnokság I91005000141
2014–15Nemzeti Bajnokság I181304020271
Total272309020412
Angers B2016–17CFA 22020
Angers2016–17Ligue 11213010161
2017–18Ligue 12421031283
2018–19Ligue 13021010322
2019–20Ligue 11103010150
2020–21Ligue 114040180
Total915120611096
Amiens2021–22Ligue 225230282
Rijeka2022–23HNL130000020150
Saint-Étienne (loan)2022–23Ligue 2000000
Saint-Étienne B (loan)2022–23National 31010
Career total270142801514031715

Honours

Ferencváros

2014–15

2014–15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Màtej. Matèo. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-19. sh.
  2. Web site: Pȁvao. Pávlović. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-19. sh.
  3. News: Number 11: Mateo Pavlović. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326093136/http://www.nkzagreb.hr/main.asp?dir=igrac&igracID=24. dead. 26 March 2012. NK Zagreb. 29 June 2011. Croatian.
  4. News: Mateo Pavlović profile. Soccerway. 29 June 2011.
  5. News: Cijela svita skauta na derbiju u Zagrebu, Pavlović je bio glavna meta stranih klubova . Delegates from Bayern Munich and others keen on Mateo Pavlović . Croatian . . 3 April 2011. 29 June 2011 . Toni . Roić.
  6. News: Karembeu na treningu Zagreba gledao Matea Pavlovića (20)... . Karembeu caught looking at Mateo Pavlović . Croatian . 24sata. 6 May 2011. 29 June 2011 . Alen . Besedić.
  7. News: Mateo Pavlovic transfers to Werder. SV Werder Bremen. 17 December 2012. 17 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203072409/http://www.werder.de/en/aktuell/news/42541.php. 3 February 2014. dmy-all.
  8. News: Werder leiht Pavlovic an Doll-Klub Ferencvaros aus. 16 May 2016. RP Online. 5 February 2016. German.
  9. News: Werder-Verteidiger Pavlovic ein weiteres Jahr in Ungarn. 16 May 2016. Die Welt. 16 July 2014. German.
  10. News: Sczuplinski. Timo. Mateo Pavlovic will bei Werder endlich durchstarten. 16 May 2016. Weser-Kurier. 7 July 2015. German.
  11. News: Freye. Stefan. Pavlovic und Kobylanski ausgemustert. 16 May 2016. Weser-Kurier. 23 January 2016. German.
  12. News: Knips. Björn. Pavlovic muss sich entscheiden. 16 May 2016. Kreiszeitung. 2 February 2016. German.
  13. News: Transfert : Mateo Pavlovic deux ans à Angers. 19 June 2016. L'Equipe. 19 June 2016. French.
  14. Web site: Amiens. MATEO PAVLOVIĆ EST AMIÉNOIS !. 1 September 2021. fr.
  15. Web site: Rijeka. Mateo Pavlović novi igrač HNK Rijeka: "Jedva čekam obući dres i dokazati se na terenu". 22 June 2022. 22 June 2022. hr.
  16. News: International profile: Mateo Pavlović. UEFA. 29 June 2011.
  17. News: U21 match report: Croatia 0–1 Georgia. UEFA. 29 June 2011.
  18. https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/hrvatski-trener-objasnio-zasto-je-odbio-ponudu-iz-snova-malo-je-reci-da-su-uvjeti-fantasticni-to-je-klub-koji-ima-najbolju-infrastrukturu-na-svijetu-8438939 LUKA PAVLOVIĆ Nekadašnji trener Zagreba tri je godine radio kao šef nogometne škole u moldavskom klubu iz Tiraspola
  19. Web site: M. Pavlović. Soccerway. 16 May 2016.