Mateo Klimowicz

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Mateo Klimowicz
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 21)
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)
Honours
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021
* 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 statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mateo Klimowicz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Argentina - M. Klimowicz". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Código Klimowicz". El Gráfico. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO KLIMOWICZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Mateo Klimowicz: El técnico me dijo que me divierta, pero con responsabilidad". Instituto. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. ^ "¿Será el año de Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto". Mundo D - La Voz. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "VfB sign Mateo Klimowicz". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mario Gomez gratulierte VfB-Talent zum ersten Bundesliga-Tor". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Mateo Klimowicz convocado a la Selección Alemana sub-21". Mi Bundesliga. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?". Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Klimowicz Junior, el pibe que la rompe en Córdoba". El Gráfico. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn". DFB. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Hungary U21 vs. Germany U21 - 24 March 2021". Soccerway. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "El pibe Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto: apellido de gol". Día A Día. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Hermano de Klimowicz es traspasado al Bochum alemán". El Universo. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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