Mato Jajalo
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | 1. FC Köln | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1999 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
1999–2007 | Slaven Belupo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2007–2009 | Slaven Belupo | 62 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Siena | 25 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 30 | (2) |
2011– | 1. FC Köln | 58 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Croatia U20 | 7 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Croatia U21 | 21 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Mato Jajalo (born 25 May 1988 in Jajce) is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing for 1. FC Köln in the 2. Bundesliga.
Career
Jajalo rose through the ranks of Slaven Belupo and has become a starter and key player in the 2006–07 campaign, thus far scoring four goals in 18 appearances. On 1 June 2009, Jajalo was transferred to A.C. Siena for an undisclosed fee.[1] Since October, Jajalo had established himself into the starting lineup at Siena. In July 2010, Siena agreed on a one-year loan deal with 1. FC Köln with a clause in which the German club can buy out his contract.[2] In June 2011, he signed a contract making him Köln player on a permanent basis.[3]
International career
Jajalo has represented Croatia under various youth levels and was a member and a captain of the Croatian national under-21 team.[4]
References
- ↑ Rupnik, Borna (1 June 2009). "Jajalo ipak otišao u Italiju". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Vlahović, Nikola (2 July 2010). "Soldo potpisao Jajala". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ Rupnik, Borna (18 June 2011). "Jajalo: Potpisat ću u ponedjeljak". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Jajalo in die Serie A" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
External links
- Mato Jajalo at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Mato Jajalo at Transfermarkt
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