Mateo Roskam (born 16 March 1987) is a

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who last played for

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in the

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as a

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Career

Youth career

Hailing from

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, a town without a football club, Roskam went through the youth ranks of

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NK Zagreb

He later moved to

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for his first senior season to join

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Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa

Not getting a chance at Zagreb, he moved to Spain, joining the Segunda B side

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, where he spent three seasons as a substitute.

NK Široki Brijeg

He moved to

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in 2010, establishing himself as a first team player.

NK Slaven Belupo

After three seasons at NK Široki Brijeg, in the summer of 2013, Rostam joined the

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side

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Sime Darby F.C.

In April 2014, he joined

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where he scored a hattrick against

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in a 4–0 league win.

Tampines Rovers

After leaving

, Roskam signed for

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title contenders

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for the 2015 S.League Season. He scored his first competitive goal for Tampines in the second game of the season, earning his new side a 1–0 win against the Young Lions.

Sarawak

Mateo left Singapore and joined

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for the

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season.

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* 1987 births Living people People from Vrgorac Sportspeople from Split-Dalmatia County Footballers from Split, Croatia Croatian people of Belgian descent Croatian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers NK Zagreb players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players NK Široki Brijeg players NK Slaven Belupo players Sime Darby F.C. players Tampines Rovers FC players Sarawak FA players UKM F.C. players Croatian Football League players Segunda División B players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Malaysia Super League players Singapore Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub