Tim Matavž

Tim Matavž

Matavž with PSV in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tim Matavž[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 9
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 → FC Emmen (loan) 15 (5)
2011–2014 PSV 70 (24)
2014 Jong PSV 2 (0)
2014–2017 FC Augsburg 27 (3)
2016 → Genoa (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 20 (5)
2017– Vitesse 1 (1)
National team
2006 Slovenia U18 3 (1)
2006 Slovenia U19 4 (0)
2007 Slovenia U20 1 (0)
2006–2010 Slovenia U21 20 (6)
2010–2015 Slovenia 31 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2017.

Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian football player who plays as a forward for Vitesse.

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.

On 29 June 2017, Matavž returned to the Netherlands, to join Vitesse on a three-year deal.[6][7]

International career

On 9 October 2010, Matavž scored a hat-trick for Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Faroe Islands.[8] At the age of 21, he became the youngest player ever to score three goals for Slovenia.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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 12 August 2017.
Club Season League Cup Continental Total Ref.
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Gorica 2006–07 PrvaLiga 271132103113 [10]
2007–08 30002151
Total 301132313614 —
Groningen 2007–08 Eredivisie 15024—174 [11]
Total 15024—174 —
Emmen 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 15510—165 [12]
Total 15510—165 —
Groningen 2008–09 Eredivisie 4241—83 [12]
2009–10 321343—3616 [12]
2010–11 291664—3520 [12]
2011–12 43000043 [12]
Total 6934148008342 —
PSV 2011–12 Eredivisie 281154954220 [12]
2012–13 271142773820 [12]
2013–14 1521062224 [12]
Total 7024106221410244 —
FC Augsburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 16310—173 [12]
2015–16 1102040170 [12]
Total 2733040343 —
Genoa (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 7000—70 [12]
Total 2733040343 —
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 20510—215 [11]
Total 2051000215 —
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 1100—11 [11]
Total 11000011 —
Career total 2548334202915317118 —

Honours

Club

PSV Eindhoven

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.[13] The two were also childhood friends of football players, Valter Birsa and Goran Cvijanović.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sloveens talent Matavz naar FC Groningen" (in Dutch). De Pers. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Matavz langer bij FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen official website. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Neverjetni Matavž tokrat trikrat" [Incredible Matavz scored three times] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ↑ , Tim Matavz agrees move to Napoli, 2 February 2011
  6. ↑ "Matavz wechselt zu Vitesse Arnhem". kicker Online (in German). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tim Matavž signs a three-year contract". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tim Matavž: To je bil super večer" [Tim Matavz: That was superb night] (in Slovenian). siol.net. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Matavž v elitni družbi najmlajši" [Matavz is the youngest in elite group] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tim Matavž" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Tim Matavž » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "T. Matavž". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Bratranca z golgeterskimi geni" [Cousins with goalscoring genes] (in Slovenian). dnevnik.si. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  14. ↑ NK Maribor. "Do imena iz mamine knjige" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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