Igor Matanović
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 March 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–2010 | Harburger TB | ||
2010– | FC St. Pauli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | (1) |
2021– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
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– | Croatia U21 | 2 | (1) |
2023– | Croatia U23 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 |
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 represents Croatia at youth level.
Club career
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 August 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | 88 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18 |
International career
[edit]In April 2022, he declared his intention to represent Croatia internationally.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Igor Matanović at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 9. Round » FC St. Pauli – VfL Osnabrück 0:1". WorldFootball.net. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Igor Matanovic" [Eintracht sign Matanović] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "19-Year-Old Igor Matanović Chooses Croatia National Team Over Germany". total croatia news. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Igor Matanović at DFB (also available in German)
- Igor Matanović at the Croatian Football Federation
- Igor Matanović at kicker (in German)
- Igor Matanović at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- German people of Croatian descent
- Croatian men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Hamburg
- Men's association football forwards
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Karlsruher SC players
- German football forward stubs