Mateo Pavlović (; born 9 June 1990) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a defender. He last played for

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club Rudeš, on loan from

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

Club career

NK Zagreb

Pavlović came through the

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

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

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

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

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 ''

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'' said that scouts from

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Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

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and Zenit St Petersburg had watched him in recent matches. In May 2011, Croatian newspaper ''

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'' alleged that former French international

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, 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

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 Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

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

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Amiens

On 1 September 2021, he joined

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on a two-year contract.

Rijeka

On 22 June 2022, he joined

side

International career

Pavlović has represented

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north a ...

at under-17 level, and

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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

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, or simply the 2013 Euro Under-21, was the 19th staging of UEFA's UEFA European Under-21 Championship, European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Israel from 5–18 June 2013. The Is ...

Personal life

His father Luka is a football manager who worked for

and is head of Rijeka's football academy.

Career statistics

Honours

Ferencváros *

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: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovic, Mateo 1990 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Men's association football defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen 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 NK Rudeš players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players 3. Liga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Regionalliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France