Mateo Klimowicz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético San Luis | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JSG Bergfeld/Parsau/Tülau | |||
| 2007–2008 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2008–2009 | SuS Kaiserau | ||
| 2009–2010 | Kamener SC | ||
| 2011–2017 | Instituto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Instituto | 38 | (6) |
| 2019–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 47 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2024– | Atlético San Luis | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 7 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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 Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.[2] Born in Argentina, he played for the Germany national under-21 team.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 1 September 2022, Klimowicz signed with 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld on a season long loan.[9]
International career
[edit]Klimowicz is eligible to play for Argentina, Germany or – with the obtainment of citizenship – Poland at international level.[3][10][11] He received call-ups to train with Argentina at the U15, U17 and U20 levels.[3][12]
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.[10][13] He debuted with the German U21 team in a 3–0 win over the Hungary U21 on 25 March 2021.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Mateo is the son of former professional footballer Diego Klimowicz, who played for the likes of German clubs VfL Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum during a span of nine consecutive years.[3][12][15] His uncle Javier also played professional football.[3][16] Klimowicz is of Polish descent via his great-grandfather.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 July 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| San Luis (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| San Luis | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 148 | 14 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: October 2020[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mateo Klimowicz at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mateo Klimowicz at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "Código Klimowicz". El Gráfico. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO KLIMOWICZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Mateo Klimowicz: El técnico me dijo que me divierta, pero con responsabilidad". Instituto. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "¿Será el año de Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto". Mundo D - La Voz. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "VfB sign Mateo Klimowicz". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Mario Gomez gratulierte VfB-Talent zum ersten Bundesliga-Tor". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Mateo Klimowicz signs for Bielefeld". VfB Stuttgart. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Mateo Klimowicz convocado a la Selección Alemana sub-21". Mi Bundesliga. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?". Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Klimowicz Junior, el pibe que la rompe en Córdoba". El Gráfico. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Kuntz mit vier Neulingen zur EM-Gruppenphase nach Ungarn". DFB. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Hungary U21 vs. Germany U21 - 24 March 2021". Soccerway. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "El pibe Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto: apellido de gol". Día A Día. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hermano de Klimowicz es traspasado al Bochum alemán". El Universo. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 December 2020.