Igor Matanović

Igor Matanović (born 31 March 2003) is a German-Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]

Igor Matanović
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC St. Pauli
(on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2010 Harburger TB
2010– FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 FC St. Pauli 18 (1)
2021– Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2021–FC St. Pauli (loan) 35 (2)
International career
2017 Croatia U14 3 (0)
2020 Germany U17 3 (2)
2020 Germany U18 2 (2)
2022- Croatia U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:02, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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]

In April 2022, he declared his intention to represent Croatia internationally.[5]

References

  1. 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
  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. "19-Year-Old Igor Matanović Chooses Croatia National Team Over Germany". total croatia news. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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