Tim Matavž
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Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for ND Gorica.[1]
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, scoring 11 goals in the process.[2]
On 30 August 2007, at the age of 18, he signed a five-year contract for Groningen.[3] On 26 September 2007 he scored four goals in KNVB Cup in a match against IJsselmeervogels,[4] 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.[5] On 6 February 2011, in a match against Willem II, Matavž scored his first hat-trick in the Eredivisie.[6]
On 2 February 2011, Groningen sporting director Hans Nijland said that Matavž had already agreed terms with Napoli and that he was looking forward to joining them.[7] However, Eredivisie side 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.[8]
On 29 June 2017, Matavž returned to the Netherlands, to join Vitesse on a three-year deal.[9][10]
On 19 July 2020, Matavž joined Al Wahda on a two-year deal.[11]
International career
On 9 October 2010, Matavž scored a hat-trick for Slovenia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Faroe Islands.[12] At the age of 21, he became the youngest player ever to score three goals for Slovenia.[13] Overall, Matavž earned a total of 39 caps for the national team, scoring 11 goals.[14]
Personal life
Matavž was born in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).[15] He is the cousin of fellow footballer Etien Velikonja.[16] In June 2014, Matavž married his long-term partner Polona Faganelj.[17] He has two daughters, Tia (born 2012) and Ela (born 2015), and one son, Val (born 2017).[18] Beside Slovene, Matavž is also fluent in Dutch.[19]
In April 2024, several Slovenian media outlets reported that Matavž had been charged with domestic violence, and that the court allegedly imposed a restraining order, preventing him from contacting his wife and children.[20][21][22]
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ND Gorica | 2006–07 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Groningen | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 35 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 101 | 46 | ||
| FC Emmen (loan) | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| PSV | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 5 | — | 42 | 20 | |
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 20 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 70 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 44 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Vitesse | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 41 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 22 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 90 | 41 | ||
| Al Wahda | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7Template:Efn | 1 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| Bursaspor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Omonia | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| HNK Gorica | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 406 | 136 | 38 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 509 | 181 | ||
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- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ a b c d Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ↑ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League and two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield and four appearances and two goals in Eredivisie European play-offs
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International
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matavž goal.[24]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 8 October 2010 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Faroe Islands | flag alias = Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="3" align=center|5–1 || rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 June 2011 | Svangaskarð, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Faroe Islands | flag alias = Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–0 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 September 2011 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Estonia | flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg | link alias-naval = Estonian Navy | flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg | link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces | flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png | link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg | link alias-navy = Estonian Navy | border-naval = | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–2 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 15 November 2011 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{safesubst: Template:Yesno | alias = United States | flag alias = Flag of the United States.svg | flag alias-1776 = Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg | flag alias-1777 = Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg | flag alias-1777-Ross = Betsy Ross flag.svg | flag alias-1795 = Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg | flag alias-1795FM = Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg | flag alias-1818 = Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg | flag alias-1819 = Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg | flag alias-1836 = Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg | flag alias-1837 = Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg | flag alias-1845 = Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg | flag alias-1846 = Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg | flag alias-1847 = Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg | flag alias-1848 = Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg | flag alias-1851 = Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg | flag alias-1858 = Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg | flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg | flag alias-1861 = Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg | flag alias-1865 = Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg | flag alias-1867 = Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg | flag alias-1877 = Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg | flag alias-1890 = Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg | flag alias-1891 = Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg | flag alias-1896 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg | flag alias-1908 = Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg | flag alias-1912 = Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of the United States (1959–1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg | flag alias-pantone = Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg | flag alias-yacht = United States yacht flag.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United States Air Force.svg | flag alias-coast guard-1799 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1799).png | flag alias-coast guard-1815 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1815).png | flag alias-coast guard-1836 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1836).png | flag alias-coast guard-1841 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1841).png | flag alias-coast guard-1867 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1867).png | flag alias-coast guard-1868 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868).png | flag alias-coast guard-1915 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png | flag alias-coast guard-1953 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg | link alias-coast guard = United States Coast Guard | flag alias-army = Flag of the United States Army.svg | link alias-naval = United States Navy | flag alias-navy-1864 = Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg | link alias-navy = United States Navy | link alias-marines = United States Marine Corps | flag alias-marines-1914 = Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png | flag alias-marines = Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg | link alias-merchant marine = United States Merchant Marine | flag alias-merchant marine = Flag of the United States Merchant Marine Higher Resolution.jpg | flag alias-space force = Flag of the United States Space Force.svg | link alias-military = United States Armed Forces | link alias-football = United States men's national soccer team | link alias-Australian rules football = United States men's national Australian rules football team | flag alias-23px = Flag of the United States (23px).png | empty = USA Selects | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align=center|1–1 || rowspan="2" align=center|2–3 || rowspan="2"| Friendly |
| 7 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 October 2012 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Cyprus | flag alias = Flag of Cyprus.svg | flag alias-1878 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-1881 = Flag of Cyprus (1881–1922).svg | flag alias-colonial = Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg | flag alias-April 1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960).svg | flag alias-1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg | link alias-army = Cypriot Ground Forces | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align=center|2–1 || rowspan="2"| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 31 May 2013 | Schüco Arena, Bielefeld, Germany | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Turkey | flag alias = Flag of Turkey.svg | link alias-naval = Turkish Naval Forces | link alias-navy = Turkish Navy | link alias-air force = Turkish Air Force | link alias-army = Turkish Land Forces | link alias-military = Turkish Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 19 November 2019 | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Poland | flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg | flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg | flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg | flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg | flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg | border-naval = | flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg | border-naval-1919 = | flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg | border-naval-1946 = | flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg | flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg | link alias-naval = Polish Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Polish Navy | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-marines = | link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg | border-air force = | link alias-air force = Polish Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg | border-army = | link alias-army = Polish Land Forces | size = | size flag alias-naval = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px | size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px | size flag alias-air force = 25px | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|2–3 || UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
PSV
Omonia
References
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