Connor Metcalfe
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Full name | Connor Isaac Metcalfe | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
South Cardiff | |||||||||||||||||
NNSW NTC | |||||||||||||||||
FFV NTC | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Melbourne City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Melbourne City NPL | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Melbourne City | 73 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | FC St. Pauli | 60 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Australia U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Australia | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:57, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Connor Isaac Metcalfe (born 5 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Australia national team.
Club career
Having joined Melbourne City's youth system in 2014, Metcalfe first trained with the senior team during the 2016–17 season.[2] On 18 July 2017, he came into the Melbourne City squad by a scholarship.[2] He made his first appearance coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Central Coast Mariners for Nathaniel Atkinson.[3]
On 6 March 2021, Metcalfe scored a brace in Melbourne City's 6–0 away win over City rivals Melbourne Victory.[4]
He was voted in the Professional Footballers Australia's A-League's Team of the Season in June 2021.[5][6] In August, he was awarded the Harry Kewell Medal, the award for Australia's men's young player of the year, for the 2020–21 season.[7][8]
In February 2022, it was announced Metcalfe would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli in the summer.[9] He agreed a three-year deal with the German side.[9]
International career
In October 2018, Metcalfe was called up to the Australia U20 squad to compete in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia.[10] He made his international debut for the senior national team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 November 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne City NPL | 2017[12] | NPL Victoria 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2018[12] | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
Total | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||||
Melbourne City | 2017–18[13][14] | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19[13][14] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2019–20[13][14] | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
2020–21[13][14] | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
2021–22[13][14] | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
Total | 68 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 11 | ||
FC St. Pauli | 2022–23[14] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
2023–24[14] | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
2024–25[14] | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 64 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6 | ||
Career total | 164 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 184 | 20 |
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |
Honours
Melbourne City
FC St. Pauli
Individual
References
- ^ "Conor Metcalfe profile at Melbourne City". Melbourne City FC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b "City adds Scholarship Players Roberts, Metcalfe and Najjarine to A-League squad". Melbourne City. 18 July 2017.
- ^ Davutovic, David (15 January 2018). "Melbourne City substitutes praised for sparking comeback against Central Coast". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory 0–6 Melbourne City". Melbourne City FC. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "PFA reveals LUCRF Super A-League Team of the Season". Professional Footballers Australia. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Curulli, Chris (24 June 2021). "Six Socceroos named in PFA A-League Team of the Season squad". MyFootball. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Jackson, Ed (26 August 2021). "Carpenter pips Kerr to PFA award double". 7News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b "🏅 Carpenter, Maclaren and Metcalfe claim 2021 PFA Players' Awards". Professional Footballers Australia. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Jackson, Ed (17 February 2022). "Socceroo Metcalfe to make Germany move". FTBL. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Update to Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship". Football Federation Australia. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Graham Arnold lauds impact of inexperienced Socceroos". Football Federation Australia. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Player statistics for Connor Metcalfe". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Connor Metcalfe at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Connor Metcalfe » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Chadband, Ian (20 May 2024). "Newlywed Irvine seals love affair with champs St Pauli". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Connor Metcalfe at Soccerway
- Connor Metcalfe at Olympedia (archive)