- Mato Jajalo
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Mato Jajalo 
Personal information Date of birth 25 May 1988 Place of birth Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club 1. FC Köln Number 19 Youth career 1993–1999 Kickers Offenbach 1999–2007 Slaven Belupo Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2009 Slaven Belupo 62 (8) 2009–2011 Siena 25 (0) 2010–2011 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 30 (2) 2011– 1. FC Köln 7 (3) National team‡ 2008–2009 Croatia U20 7 (1) 2007–2010 Croatia U21 21 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2010Mato Jajalo (born 25 May 1988 in Jajce) is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga.
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Career
Jajalo rose through the ranks of Slaven Belupo and has become a starter and key player in the 2006–07 campaign, thus far scoring 4 goals in 18 appearances. On 1 June 2009, Jajalo was transferred to A.C. Siena for an undisclosed fee.[1] Since October, Mato has established himself into the starting lineup at Siena. In July 2010, Siena agreed on a one-year loan deal with 1. FC Köln with a clause in which the German club can buy out his contract.[2] In June 2011, he signed a contract making him Köln-player on a permanent basis.[3]
International career
Jajalo has represented Croatia under various youth levels and was a member and a captain of the Croatian national under-21 team.[4][5]
References
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (1 June 2009). "Jajalo ipak otišao u Italiju" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/377894/nogomet-1-hnl/jajalo-ipak-otisao-u-italiju. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Vlahović, Nikola (2 July 2010). "Soldo potpisao Jajala" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/399850/nogomet-njemacka/soldo-potpisao-jajala. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (18 June 2011). "Jajalo: Potpisat ću u ponedjeljak" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/419508/nogomet-njemacka/jajalo-potpisat-cu-u-ponedjeljak. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Jajalo in die Serie A
- ^ Croatia U-21
External links
- Mato Jajalo at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Mato Jajalo at Transfermarkt.de
- Mato Jajalo international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website
1. FC Köln – current squad 1 Rensing · 2 Brečko · 3 Jemal · 4 Eichner · 5 Riether · 6 Pezzoni · 7 Freis · 8 Petit · 10 Podolski · 11 Novakovič · 12 Andrezinho · 13 Lanig · 14 Ioniţă · 15 Peszko · 17 Sereno · 18 Makino · 19 Jajalo · 20 Chihi · 21 Geromel (c) · 22 Varvodić · 23 McKenna · 24 Schwabke · 25 Matuszczyk · 26 Horn · 27 Clemens · 28 Roshi · 29 Buchtmann · 31 Uth · 38 Kialka · Manager: Solbakken
Categories:- Croatian football biography stubs
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Jajce
- Croatian footballers
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- A.C. Siena players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- Prva HNL players
- Serie A footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia
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