Mateo Pavlović
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Mateo Pavlović is a professional footballer who plays as a defender
for NK Zagreb
in Croatia’s Prva HNL and for the Croatia under-21s
.
at NK Zagreb
. He made his senior team debut in a 4-0 league defeat to Hadjuk Split on 9 November 2008. He was a regular first team player in NK Zagreb’s Prva HNL campaigns for the 2008-09, 2009–10 and 2010-11 seasons, and has also participated in the Croatian Cup
.
Mateo has represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at under-17 level, and Croatia
at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He made his competitive debut for the Croatia under-21s
in a 1-0 loss to the Georgia under-21s
in a June 2011 qualifying match
for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
.
The central defender is a reported transfer targets for a number of major European teams. In April 2011, Croatian sports magazine Sportske novosti
said that scouts from Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart
and Zenit St Petersburg had watched him in recent matches. In May 2011, Croatian newspaper 24sata alleged that former French international Christian Karembeu
, now a scout, had filmed the player with a view to recommending him to clubs in Le Championnat.
His father Luka Pavlović is the current manager of NK Zagreb
.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
in Croatia’s Prva HNL and for the Croatia under-21s
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
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Life and career
Mateo came through the youth systemYouth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
at NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
. He made his senior team debut in a 4-0 league defeat to Hadjuk Split on 9 November 2008. He was a regular first team player in NK Zagreb’s Prva HNL campaigns for the 2008-09, 2009–10 and 2010-11 seasons, and has also participated in the Croatian Cup
Croatian Cup
The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
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Mateo has represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at under-17 level, and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He made his competitive debut for the Croatia under-21s
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
in a 1-0 loss to the Georgia under-21s
Georgia national under-21 football team
The Georgian U-21 national football team is the football team representing Georgia in competitions for under-21 year old players.-Current squad :The following players were called up for the European Under-21 Football Championship...
in a June 2011 qualifying match
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification
The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification is a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 2011 and 2012 to decide the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, to be held in Israel...
for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2013 UEFA U-21 Championship will be the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament will be hosted by Israel between the 15–28 June 2013...
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The central defender is a reported transfer targets for a number of major European teams. In April 2011, Croatian sports magazine Sportske novosti
Sportske novosti
Sportske novosti is a Croatian daily sports newspaper based in Zagreb.It was first published as a weekly magazine on 9 August 1945 . It changed its name to Narodni sport on 10 December 1945...
said that scouts from Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
and Zenit St Petersburg had watched him in recent matches. In May 2011, Croatian newspaper 24sata alleged that former French international Christian Karembeu
Christian Karembeu
Christian Karembeu is a retired French international footballer and current scout for Arsenal Football Club...
, now a scout, had filmed the player with a view to recommending him to clubs in Le Championnat.
His father Luka Pavlović is the current manager of NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
.