Mateo Pavlović (; born 9 June 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club

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, on loan from Croatian Football League club

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Club career

NK Zagreb

Pavlović came through the youth system at

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. He made his senior team debut in a 4–0 league defeat to

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on 9 November 2008. He was a regular first team player in NK Zagreb's

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campaigns for the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and has also participated in the

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. The central defender was a reported transfer target for a number of major European teams. In April 2011, Croatian sports magazine '' Sportske novosti'' said that scouts from

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, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and

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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

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Werder Bremen

On 17 December 2012, Pavlović transferred to Werder Bremen signing a contract until 30 June 2016. On 5 February 2014, after making just four first team appearances in over a year, Pavlovic joined Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. The loan was extended by another year in July 2014. Having made 33 appearances for Ferencváros over 1.5 seasons, he returned to Werder Bremen. In January 2016, Werder Bremen announced that Pavlović would be used neither in the first team nor in the reserves. In February, the club was still looking to offload the player whose contract was due to end in summer 2016.

Angers

In June 2016, Pavlović signed a two-year contract with

side Angers SCO.

Amiens

On 1 September 2021, he joined Amiens in

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on a two-year contract.

Rijeka

On 22 June 2022, he joined

side

International career

Pavlović has represented

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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

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Personal life

His father Luka is a football manager who worked for

and is head of Rijeka's football academy.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ferencváros * Hungarian Cup: 2014–15 * Hungarian League Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovic, Mateo 1990 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Men's association football defenders Croat sportspeople from Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Croatian footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Zagreb players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Angers SCO players Amiens SC players HNK Rijeka players AS Saint-Étienne players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players 3. Liga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France