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Mateo Pavlović Personal information Date of birth 9 June 1990 Place of birth Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club NK Zagreb Number 11 Youth career NK Zagreb Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008– NK Zagreb 48 (1) National team‡ 2007–2008 Bosnia-Herzegovina U17 3 (0) 2008-09 Croatia U19 7 (2) 2010 Croatia U20 1 (0) 2010– Croatia U21 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2011Mateo Pavlović (born 9 June 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for NK Zagreb in Croatia’s Prva HNL and for the Croatia under-21s.
Life and career
Mateo came through the youth system at NK Zagreb. He made his senior team debut in a 4-0 league defeat to Hadjuk Split on 9 November 2008.[1][2] 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.[3]
Mateo has represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at under-17 level, and Croatia at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[4] 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.[5]
The central defender is a reported transfer targets 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.[6] 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 Le Championnat.[7]
His father Luka Pavlović is the current manager of NK Zagreb.[7]
References
- ^ "Match report: Hadjuk 4-0 NK Zagren". transfermarkt.co.uk. 9 November 2008. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/hnk-hajduk-split-nk-zagreb/index/spielbericht_928800.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Number 11: Mateo Pavlović". NK Zagreb. http://www.nkzagreb.hr/main.asp?dir=igrac&igracID=24. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Mateo Pavlović profile". soccerway.com. http://www.soccerway.com/players/mateo-pavlovic/37482/. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "International profile: Mateo Pavlović". Uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=1901862/profile/index.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "U21 match report: Croatia 0-1 Georgia". Uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/under21/matches/season=2013/round=2000192/match=2006877/postmatch/lineups/index.html. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Delegates from Bayern Munich and others keen on Mateo Pavlović (Croatian)". Sportske novosti. 3 April 2011. http://sportske.jutarnji.hr/cijela-svita-skauta-na-derbiju-u-zagrebu--mateo-pavlovic-bio-je-glavna-meta-stranih-klubova/936149/. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Karembeu caught looking at Mateo Pavlović (Croatian)". 24sata. 6 May 2011. http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/karembeu-na-treningu-zagreba-gledao-matea-pavlovica-20-219818. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
External links
- Mateo Pavlović at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Mateo Pavlović international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website
NK Zagreb – current squad 1 Bašić · 5 Pelaić · 7 Jurendić · 8 Jugović · 9 Frljužec · 10 Šovšić · 11 Pavlović · 12 Vidaković · 13 Oršulić · 14 Bevab · 15 Herceg · 16 Abdurahimi · 17 Maleš · 18 Lapić · 19 Trepšić · 21 Džolan · 22 Štiglec · 23 Celiščak · 24 Cindrić · 25 Dedić · 26 Štrok (c) · 27 Mitrović · 28 L. Medić · 30 Nikšić · Guilouzi · Kraljević · Manager: D. Medić
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- NK Zagreb players
- Prva HNL players
- Croatian footballers
- Association football defenders
- People from Mostar
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
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