Mateo Klimowicz

Mateo Klimowicz (born 6 July 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for VfB Stuttgart.[2]

Mateo Klimowicz
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 31
Youth career
Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Instituto 37 (6)
2019– VfB Stuttgart 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

Klimowicz received call-ups to train with Argentina at U15, U17 and U20 level.[3][9]

Personal life

Mateo is the son of former professional footballer Diego Klimowicz, who played for the likes of VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund.[3][9][10] His uncles, Javier and Nicolás, also played pro football.[3][11] Klimowicz is of Polish descent via his great-grandfather.[12]

Career statistics
As of 3 January 2021.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 2000——0020
2017–18 19100——1[lower-alpha 1]0201
2018–19 16500——00165
Total 37600——10386
VfB Stuttgart 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 7010——0080
2020–21 Bundesliga 12110——00131
Total 19120——00211
Career total 56720——10597
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

Honors

Individual

References
  1. Mateo Klimowicz at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Argentina - M. Klimowicz". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Código Klimowicz". El Gráfico. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Ficha Estadistica de MATEO KLIMOWICZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Mateo Klimowicz: El técnico me dijo que me divierta, pero con responsabilidad". Instituto. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. "¿Será el año de Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto". Mundo D - La Voz. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. "VfB sign Mateo Klimowicz". VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. "Mario Gomez gratulierte VfB-Talent zum ersten Bundesliga-Tor". Stuttgarter Zeitung. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. "Klimowicz Junior, el pibe que la rompe en Córdoba". El Gráfico. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. "El pibe Mateo Klimowicz en Instituto: apellido de gol". Día A Día. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. "Hermano de Klimowicz es traspasado al Bochum alemán". El Universo. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?". Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  13. "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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