Mateo Klimowicz
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
Instituto | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Instituto | 37 | (6) |
2019– | VfB Stuttgart | 47 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:51, 2 June 2021 (UTC) |
Mateo Klimowicz (born 6 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[2] Born in Argentina, Klimowicz represents Germany internationally.
Club career[]
Klimowicz trained with Borussia Dortmund's academy at a young age, while his father was playing in Germany.[3] He later joined Instituto's ranks.[2][4] He appeared professionally twice at the back end of the 2016–17 season in Primera B Nacional, participating in fixtures with Juventud Unida, aged sixteen, and Nueva Chicago as they secured sixth.[2][5] Klimowicz's first senior goal arrived on 14 October 2017 during a 1–1 home draw with Aldosivi.[2][6]
On 10 May 2019, VfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Klimowicz ahead of the 2019–20 season; with the midfielder signing a five-year contract.[7] He made his bow as a late substitute in a 2. Bundesliga match with 1. FC Heidenheim on 4 August.[2] They won promotion in his first season, with his Bundesliga debut subsequently arriving on 19 September 2020 against SC Freiburg.[2] He then scored his first goal in German football on 26 September, netting in a 4–1 victory at the Opel Arena versus Mainz 05.[2][8]
International career[]
Klimowicz is eligible to play for Argentina, Germany or – with the obtainment of citizenship – Poland at international level.[3][9][10] He received call-ups to train with Argentina at the U15, U17 and U20 levels.[3][11]
On 15 March 2021, Klimowicz was called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship group stages by Germany; he holds a German passport due to his father's career in German football.[9][12] He debuted with the German U21 team in a 3–0 win over the Hungary U21 on 25 March 2021.[13]
Personal life[]
Mateo is the son of former professional footballer Diego Klimowicz, who played for the likes of VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund.[3][11][14] His uncles, Javier and , also played pro football.[3][15] Klimowicz is of Polish descent via his great-grandfather.[10]
Career statistics[]
- As of 15 March 2021.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Instituto | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||||
Total | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
Total | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 68 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
Honours[]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: October 2020[16]
References[]
- ^ a b Mateo Klimowicz at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Argentina - M. Klimowicz". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Código Klimowicz". El Gráfico. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO KLIMOWICZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Mateo Klimowicz: El técnico me dijo que me divierta, pero con responsabilidad". Instituto. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "¿Será el año de Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto". Mundo D - La Voz. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "VfB sign Mateo Klimowicz". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mario Gomez gratulierte VfB-Talent zum ersten Bundesliga-Tor". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Mateo Klimowicz convocado a la Selección Alemana sub-21". Mi Bundesliga. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?". Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Klimowicz Junior, el pibe que la rompe en Córdoba". El Gráfico. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn". DFB. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Hungary U21 vs. Germany U21 - 24 March 2021". Soccerway. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "El pibe Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto: apellido de gol". Día A Día. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hermano de Klimowicz es traspasado al Bochum alemán". El Universo. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
External links[]
- Mateo Klimowicz at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina
- German footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine emigrants to Germany
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- German people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- German people of Polish descent
- German people of Ukrainian descent
- Argentine people of Polish descent
- Argentine people of Ukrainian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Primera Nacional players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Instituto footballers
- VfB Stuttgart players