Mateo Klimowicz (born 6 July 2000) is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Atlético San Luis, on loan from

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's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

. Born in Argentina, he represented the Germany national under-21 team.

Club career

Klimowicz trained with

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's academy at a young age, while his father was playing in Germany. He later joined Instituto's ranks. 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. Klimowicz's first senior goal arrived on 14 October 2017 during a 1–1 home draw with Aldosivi. On 10 May 2019,

announced the signing of Klimowicz ahead of the 2019–20 season; with the midfielder signing a five-year contract. He made his bow as a late substitute in a

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match with

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on 4 August. They won promotion in his first season, with his

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debut subsequently arriving on 19 September 2020 against

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. 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 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

. On 1 September 2022, Klimowicz signed with

club

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on a season long loan.

International career

Klimowicz is eligible to play for

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or with the obtainment of citizenship

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at international level. He received call-ups to train with Argentina at the U15, U17 and

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levels. On 15 March 2021, Klimowicz was called up for the

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group stages by

; he holds a German passport due to his father's career in German football. He debuted with the German U21 team in a 3–0 win over the Hungary U21 on 25 March 2021.

Personal life

Mateo is the son of former professional footballer

Diego Klimowicz Diego Fernando Klimowicz (born 6 July 1974) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre-forward. He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Instituto, but competed mostly in Spain and Germany, notably amassing Bun ...

, who played for the likes of German clubs VfL Wolfsburg,

and

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during a span of nine consecutive years. His uncle

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also played professional football. Klimowicz is of

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descent via his great-grandfather.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Rookie of the Month: October 2020

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klimowicz, Mateo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina German footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Argentine footballers Argentine emigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany German people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent German people of Polish descent German people of Ukrainian descent Argentine people of Polish descent Argentine people of Ukrainian descent Men's association football midfielders Primera Nacional players 2. Bundesliga players Liga MX players Bundesliga players Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers VfB Stuttgart players German expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico German expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico