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)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
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– Vitesse 4 (4)
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 33 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2017

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

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, 1. SNL, scoring 11 goals in the process.

On 30 August 2007, at the age of 18, he signed a 5-year contract for Groningen.[2] On 26 September 2007 he scored four goals in KNVB Cup in a match against IJsselmeervogels, 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.[3] On 6 February 2011 in a match against Willem II Matavž scored his first hat-trick in Eredivisie.[4]

On 2 February 2011, Groningen sporting director Hans Nijland said Tim Matavž had already agreed terms with Napoli and that he was looking forward to joining them.[5] However, Eredivisie giants 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.

On 29 June 2017, Matavž returned to the Netherlands, to join Vitesse on a three-year deal.[6][7]

International career

On 9 October 2010, Matavž scored a hat-trick for Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Faroe Islands.[8] At the age of 21, he became the youngest player ever to score three goals for Slovenia.[9]

International goals

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

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gorica 2006–07 PrvaLiga 27 11 3 2 1 0 31 13 [10]
2007–08 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 1
Total 30 11 3 2 3 1 36 14 —
Groningen 2007–08 Eredivisie 15 0 2 4 — 17 4 [11]
Total 15 0 2 4 — 17 4 —
Emmen 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 15 5 1 0 — 16 5 [12]
Total 15 5 1 0 — 16 5 —
Groningen 2008–09 Eredivisie 4 2 4 1 — 8 3 [12]
2009–10 32 13 4 3 — 36 16 [12]
2010–11 29 16 6 4 — 35 20 [12]
2011–12 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 [12]
Total 69 34 14 8 0 0 83 42 —
PSV 2011–12 Eredivisie 28 11 5 4 9 5 42 20 [12]
2012–13 27 11 4 2 7 7 38 20 [12]
2013–14 15 2 1 0 6 2 22 4 [12]
Total 70 24 10 6 22 14 102 44 —
FC Augsburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 16 3 1 0 — 17 3 [12]
2015–16 11 0 2 0 4 0 17 0 [12]
Total 27 3 3 0 4 0 34 3 —
Genoa (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 7 0 0 0 — 7 0 [12]
Total 27 3 3 0 4 0 34 3 —
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 20 5 1 0 — 21 5 [11]
Total 20 5 1 0 0 0 21 5 —
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 [11]
Total 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 —
Career total 257 86 34 20 30 16 321 122 —

Honours

Club

PSV Eindhoven

Personal life

Matavž was born in Šempeter pri Gorici, in present-day Slovenia. Besides Slovene he is also fluent in English, Italian and Dutch. He is a cousin of the football player Etien Velikonja.[13] The two were also childhood friends of football players, Valter Birsa and Goran Cvijanović.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Sloveens talent Matavz naar FC Groningen" (in Dutch). De Pers. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Matavz langer bij FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen official website. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Neverjetni Matavž tokrat trikrat" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 February 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ [1], Tim Matavz agrees move to Napoli, 2 February 2011
  6. ^ "Matavz wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem". kicker Online (in German). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Tim Matavž signs a three-year contract". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Tim Matavž: To je bil super večer" (in Slovenian). siol.net. Retrieved 10 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Matavž v elitni družbi najmlajši" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 10 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Tim Matavž" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ a b c "Tim Matavž » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "T. Matavž". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Bratranca z golgeterskimi geni" (in Slovenian). dnevnik.si. Retrieved 2 February 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ NK Maribor. "Do imena iz mamine knjige" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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