Tim Matavž
 Matavž with PSV in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tim Matavž[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club 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 | 37 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006 | Slovenia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Slovenia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (6) |
| 2010– | Slovenia | 37 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018 | |||
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 five-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 the Eredivisie.[4]
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.[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 |  | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 3 June 2011 | Svangaskarð, Tórshavn | | 0–1 | 0–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 5 | 2 September 2011 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana |  | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 6 | 15 November 2011 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana |  | 1–1 | 2–3 | International friendly |
| 7 | 2–3 | |||||
| 8 | 12 October 2012 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor |  | 1–0 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification |
| 9 | 2–0 | |||||
| 10 | 31 May 2013 | Schüco Arena, Bielefeld |  | 2–0 | 2–0 | International friendly |
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 September 2018.[10]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 14 | |||
| Groningen | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | — | 42 | 20 | |
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 41 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | — | 11 | 7 | ||
| Total | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 290 | 101 | 28 | 16 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 369 | 141 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League and two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield and four appearances and two goals in Eredivisie European play-offs
Honours
Club
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.[11]
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sloveens talent Matavz naar FC Groningen" (in Dutch). De Pers. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ↑ "Matavz langer bij FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ "Neverjetni Matavž tokrat trikrat" [Incredible Matavz scored three times] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ , Tim Matavz agrees move to Napoli, 2 February 2011
- ↑ "Matavz wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem". kicker Online (in German). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Tim Matavž signs a three-year contract". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Tim Matavž: To je bil super večer" [Tim Matavz: That was superb night] (in Slovenian). siol.net. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "Matavž v elitni družbi najmlajši" [Matavz is the youngest in elite group] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ↑ "T. Matavž". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bratranca z golgeterskimi geni" [Cousins with goalscoring genes] (in Slovenian). dnevnik.si. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
External links
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