Connor Metcalfe

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Connor Metcalfe
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Metcalfe with Australia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Connor Isaac Metcalfe
Date of birth (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
*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 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Australia national team.

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Club career

Metcalfe playing for Melbourne City at the 2019 FFA Cup Connor Metcalfe.tif
Metcalfe playing for Melbourne City at the 2019 FFA Cup

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 1 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City NPL 2017 [12] NPL Victoria 2 121———121
2018 [12] 202———202
Total323———323
Melbourne City 2017–18 [13] [14] A-League 1000——10
2018–19 [13] [14] 5000——50
2019–20 [13] [14] 16251—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0233
2020–21 [13] [14] 24500——245
2021–22 [13] [14] 22221403 [lower-alpha 1] 0313
Total6897240508411
FC St. Pauli 2022–23 [14] 2. Bundesliga 30310——311
2023–24 [14] 0000——00
Total303100000313
Career total1301582405014717
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Finals Series play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 202120
202230
202380
202480
Total210

Honours

Melbourne City

FC St. Pauli

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Conor Metcalfe profile at Melbourne City". Melbourne City FC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "City adds Scholarship Players Roberts, Metcalfe and Najjarine to A-League squad". Melbourne City. 18 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Davutovic, David (15 January 2018). "Melbourne City substitutes praised for sparking comeback against Central Coast". Herald Sun.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne Victory 0–6 Melbourne City". Melbourne City FC. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "PFA reveals LUCRF Super A-League Team of the Season". Professional Footballers Australia. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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  7. 1 2 Jackson, Ed (26 August 2021). "Carpenter pips Kerr to PFA award double". 7News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 "🏅 Carpenter, Maclaren and Metcalfe claim 2021 PFA Players' Awards". Professional Footballers Australia. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Update to Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship". Football Federation Australia. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Graham Arnold lauds impact of inexperienced Socceroos". Football Federation Australia. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Connor Metcalfe » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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