Tim Matavž

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Tim Matavž
Matavž with PSV in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tim Matavž[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al Wahda
Number 9
Youth career
1995–2004 Bilje
2004–2006 Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Gorica 30 (11)
2007–2011 Groningen 84 (34)
2008–2009 → FC Emmen (loan) 15 (5)
2011–2014 PSV 70 (24)
2014 Jong PSV 2 (0)
2014–2017 FC Augsburg 27 (3)
2016 → Genoa (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 20 (5)
2017–2020 Vitesse 69 (32)
2020– Al Wahda 8 (6)
International career‡
2006 Slovenia U18 3 (1)
2006 Slovenia U19 4 (0)
2007 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2006–2010 Slovenia U21 20 (6)
2010– Slovenia 38 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian football player who plays for Al Wahda as a forward.

Club career

Matavž began his football career at the age of 6 playing for Bilje. In 2004, he moved to Gorica youth squads. He was promoted to their senior squad in the 2006–07 season and played a total of 30 matches in the Slovenian first division, scoring 11 goals in the process.[3]

On 30 August 2007, at the age of 18, he signed a five-year contract for Groningen.[4] On 26 September 2007 he scored four goals in KNVB Cup in a match against IJsselmeervogels,[5] but later moved to Emmen on loan and remained there until January 2009.

On 13 March 2009 Matavž scored his first goal in the Eredivisie in a 2–0 victory over Roda. Soon he began scoring for Groningen on regular basis in all competitions. On 24 February 2010 Matavž extended his contract with club until 2013.[6] On 6 February 2011, in a match against Willem II, Matavž scored his first hat-trick in the Eredivisie.[7]

On 2 February 2011, Groningen sporting director Hans Nijland said that Matavž had already agreed terms with Napoli and that he was looking forward to joining them.[8] However, Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven were also in talks with Groningen to buy him before the transfer window closed. On 31 August 2011, Matavž eventually signed a five-year contract with PSV.[9]

On 29 June 2017, Matavž returned to the Netherlands, to join Vitesse on a three-year deal.[10][11]

On 19 July 2020, Matavž joined Al Wahda on a two-year deal.[12]

International career

On 9 October 2010, Matavž scored a hat-trick for Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Faroe Islands.[13] At the age of 21, he became the youngest player ever to score three goals for Slovenia.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.[15]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2010 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Faroe Islands 1–0 5–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2. 2–0
3. 3–0
4. 3 June 2011 Svangaskarð, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0
5. 2 September 2011 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Estonia 1–1 1–2
6. 15 November 2011  United States 1–1 2–3 Friendly
7. 2–3
8. 12 October 2012 Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia  Cyprus 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 2–0
10. 31 May 2013 Schüco Arena, Bielefeld, Germany  Turkey 2–0 2–0 Friendly
11. 19 November 2019 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gorica 2006–07 Slovenian PrvaLiga 27 11 3 2 1[a] 0 — 31 13
2007–08 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3 0 0 0 2[b] 1 — 5 1
Total 30 11 3 2 3 1 0 0 36 14
Groningen 2007–08 Eredivisie 15 0 2 4 0 0 — 17 4
2008–09 Eredivisie 4 2 0 0 — 4[c] 1 8 3
2009–10 Eredivisie 32 13 3 2 — 2[c] 1 37 16
2010–11 Eredivisie 29 16 4 2 — 2[c] 2 35 20
2011–12 Eredivisie 4 3 0 0 — 4 3
Total 84 34 9 8 0 0 8 4 101 46
FC Emmen (loan) 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 15 5 1 0 — 16 5
PSV 2011–12 Eredivisie 28 11 5 4 9[d] 5 — 42 20
2012–13 Eredivisie 27 11 4 2 7[d] 7 0 0 38 20
2013–14 Eredivisie 15 2 1 0 6[e] 2 — 22 4
Total 70 24 10 6 22 14 0 0 102 44
FC Augsburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 16 3 1 0 — 17 3
2015–16 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 4[d] 0 — 17 0
Total 27 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 34 3
Genoa (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 20 5 1 0 — 21 5
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 30 14 1 0 5[d] 1 5[f] 2 41 17
2018–19 Eredivisie 14 6 0 0 4[d] 2 4[c] 3 22 11
2019–20 Eredivisie 25 12 2 1 — 27 13
Total 69 32 3 1 9 3 9 5 90 41
Career total 322 114 30 17 38 18 17 9 407 158
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League and two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield and four appearances and two goals in Eredivisie European play-offs

Honours

Club

PSV

Personal life

Matavž was born in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).[16] He is a cousin of the football player Etien Velikonja.[17] In June 2014, Matavž married his long-term partner Polona.[18] He has two daughters, Tia (born 2012) and Ela (born 2015), and one son, Val (born 2017).[19] Beside Slovene, Matavž is also fluent in Dutch.[20]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "T. Matavž". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Tim Matavž – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sloveens talent Matavz naar FC Groningen" (in Dutch). De Pers. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  5. ^ Jure Bohoric (26 September 2007). "Štirje goli Tima Matavža". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Matavz langer bij FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Neverjetni Matavž tokrat trikrat" [Incredible Matavz scored three times] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  8. ^ [1], Tim Matavz agrees move to Napoli, 2 February 2011
  9. ^ Š. Ro. (31 August 2011). "Uradno: Tim Matavž se seli v PSV". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Matavz wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem". kicker Online (in German). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Tim Matavž signs a three-year contract". SBV Vitesse. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ To. G. (20 July 2020). "Tim Matavž z Nizozemske v Dubaj" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. ^ Rok Plestenjak (9 October 2010). "Tim Matavž: To je bil super večer (video)" [Tim Matavz: It was a great evening] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. ^ Rok Viškovič (10 October 2010). "Matavž v elitni družbi najmlajši" [Matavz is the youngest in elite company] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Tim Matavž". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Tim Matavž je več kot izkoristil ponujeno priložnost na tekmi proti Ferskim otokom". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 9 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. ^ Andraž Rožman (16 June 2009). "Bratranca z golgeterskimi geni". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. ^ T. H. (15 June 2014). "Foto: Nogometaš Tim Matavž se je poročil s svojo Polono" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. ^ M. T. (29 October 2017). "Kakšno veselje! Očka, slovenski nogometaš, bo zdaj imel moško družbo". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. ^ Jože Okorn (9 February 2011). "Tim Matavž: Goli me niso spremenili". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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