Mateo Pavlović

Mateo Pavlović

Personal information
Full name	Mateo Pavlović
Date of birth	9 June 1990
Place of birth	Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Werder Bremen
Number	15
Youth career
2000-2006	Dinamo Zagreb
2006-2008	NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2013	NK Zagreb	91	(5)
2013–	Werder Bremen	4	(0)
2014–2015	→ Ferencváros (loan)	26	(2)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina U17	3	(0)
2008	Croatia U19	7	(2)
2010	Croatia U20	1	(0)
2010–2013	Croatia U21	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2013

Mateo Pavlović (born 9 June 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for SV Werder Bremen.

Club career

NK Zagreb

Pavlović came through the youth system at NK Zagreb. He made his senior team debut in a 4–0 league defeat to Hajduk Split on 9 November 2008.^[1] He was a regular first team player in NK Zagreb's Prva HNL campaigns for the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and has also participated in the Croatian Cup.^[2]

The central defender was a reported transfer target for a number of major European teams. In April 2011, Croatian sports magazine Sportske novosti said that scouts from FC Bayern Munich, SV Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and Zenit St Petersburg had watched him in recent matches.^[3] In May 2011, Croatian newspaper 24sata alleged that former French international Christian Karembeu, now a scout, had filmed the player with a view to recommending him to clubs in Le Championnat.^[4]

Werder Bremen

On 17 December 2012, Pavlović transferred to Werder Bremen signing a contract until 30 June 2016.^[5] After making just four first team appearances in over a year, Pavlovic joined Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC on loan until the end of the 2013-14 season on the 5th of February, 2014.

Club statistics

As of match played 20 May 2015.

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NK Zagreb
	2008–09	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2009–10	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2010–11	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
	2011–12	25	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	4
	2012–13	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Total	91	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	101	5
Werder Bremen
	2012–13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ferencváros
	2013–14	9	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	14	1
	2014–15	17	1	4	0	2	0	2	0	25	1
	Total	26	2	4	0	7	0	2	0	39	2
Career Total		121	7	14	0	7	0	2	0	144	7

International career

Pavlović has represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at under-17 level, and Croatia at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.^[6] He made his competitive debut for the Croatia under-21s in a 1–0 loss to the Georgia under-21s in a June 2011 qualifying match for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.^[7]

Honours

Ferencváros

• Hungarian Cup: 2014–15
• Hungarian League Cup: 2014–15

References

1. "Number 11: Mateo Pavlović" (in Croatian). NK Zagreb. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
2. "Mateo Pavlović profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
3. Roić, Toni (3 April 2011). "Cijela svita skauta na derbiju u Zagrebu, Pavlović je bio glavna meta stranih klubova" [Delegates from Bayern Munich and others keen on Mateo Pavlović] (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
4. Besedić, Alen (6 May 2011). "Karembeu na treningu Zagreba gledao Matea Pavlovića (20)..." [Karembeu caught looking at Mateo Pavlović] (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
5. "Mateo Pavlovic transfers to Werder". SV Werder Bremen. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
6. "International profile: Mateo Pavlović". UEFA. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
7. "U21 match report: Croatia 0–1 Georgia". UEFA. Retrieved 29 June 2011.