Tim Matavž
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tim Matavž[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Genoa (on loan from FC Augsburg) |
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Number | 42 | ||
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 | → Emmen (loan) | 15 | (5) |
2011–2014 | PSV | 70 | (24) |
2014 | Jong PSV | 2 | (0) |
2014– | FC Augsburg | 27 | (3) |
2016– | → Genoa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | Slovenia U19 | ||
2007–2009 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (2) |
2009– | Slovenia | 31 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015 |
Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian football player who plays as a striker for Genoa, on loan from FC Augsburg.
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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.
International career
On 9 October 2010 Matavž scored a hat-trick for Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Faroe Islands.[6] At the age of 21, he is the youngest player ever to score three goals for Slovenia.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 29 February 2016.
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2006–07 | Gorica | PrvaLiga | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
2007–08 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 17 | 4 | |
2008–09 | Emmen | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | |
2008–09 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | |
2009–10 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | – | 36 | 16 | |||
2010–11 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | – | 35 | 20 | |||
2011–12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | PSV | Eredivisie | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 20 |
2012–13 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 20 | ||
2013–14 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |
2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Genoa | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
Total | Gorica | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | |
Emmen | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | |||
Groningen | 84 | 34 | 16 | 12 | – | 100 | 46 | |||
PSV | 70 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 102 | 44 | ||
FC Augsburg | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
Genoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Career total | 230 | 77 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 292 | 112 |
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.[8] The two were also childhood friends of football players, Valter Birsa and Goran Cvijanović.[8][9]
References
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External links
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- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- Tim Matavž at Soccerway
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- Living people
- People from Šempeter pri Gorici
- Slovenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- ND Gorica players
- FC Groningen players
- FC Emmen players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- Slovenian expatriates in the Netherlands
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- Slovenian expatriates in Germany
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- Slovenian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Bundesliga players
- FC Augsburg players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Serie A players
- Slovenia under-21 international footballers
- Slovenia international footballers