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Igor Matanović

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Igor Matanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2010 Harburger TB
2010– FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 FC St. Pauli 17 (1)
2021– Eintracht Frankfurt 12 (1)
2021–2023 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 36 (2)
2023–2024 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 32 (16)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U14 3 (0)
2020 Germany U17 3 (2)
2020 Germany U18 2 (2)
2022–2024 Croatia U21 6 (2)
2023–2024 Croatia U23 1 (1)
2024– Croatia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Igor Matanović (born 31 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] Born in Germany, he plays for the Croatia national team.

Club career

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Matanović played for the youth team of Harburger TB until 2010, when he moved to FC St. Pauli's youth academy.[1] He made his professional debut for St. Pauli's senior team in the 2. Bundesliga on 27 November 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Rico Benatelli against VfL Osnabrück. The home match finished as a 1–0 loss.[3]

On 30 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract for Eintracht Frankfurt; on the same day he returned to FC St. Pauli on loan.[4]

On 17 August 2023, Matanović moved to Karlsruher SC in 2. Bundesliga on loan.[5]

International career

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In April 2022, he declared his intention to represent Croatia internationally.[6]

Matanović was called up to the senior Croatia national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Portugal and Poland in September 2024.[7] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Portugal at Estádio da Luz. He substituted Martin Baturina in the 61st minute, Portugal won 2–1.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC St. Pauli 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 — 17 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 12 1 2 1 5[a] 0 19 2
Total 12 1 2 1 5 0 19 2
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 18 2 1 0 — 19 2
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 18 0 2 0 — 20 0
Total 36 2 3 0 — 39 2
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 2 0 — — 2 0
2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 3 0 — — 3 0
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 32 14 0 0 — 32 14
Career total 100 18 5 1 5 0 110 19
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenfeld, Buttje (14 November 2020). "Igor Matanovic: Der FC St. Pauli hat ein Supertalent im Sturm" [Igor Matanović: FC St. Pauli has a super talent up front]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ Igor Matanović at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 9. Round » FC St. Pauli – VfL Osnabrück 0:1". WorldFootball.net. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Igor Matanovic" [Eintracht sign Matanović] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "PER LEIHE: IGOR MATANOVIĆ WECHSELT IN DEN KSC-STURM" [ON LOAN: IGOR MATANOVIĆ JOINS THE KSC ATTACK] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "19-Year-Old Igor Matanović Chooses Croatia National Team Over Germany". total croatia news. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Dalić objavio popis igrača za početak Lige nacija" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Portugal v Croatia game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
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