Connor Metcalfe

Connor Isaac Metcalfe (born 5 November 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Australia national team.

Connor Metcalfe

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 25)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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  Australia AFC U-23 Asian Cup 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

Club career

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 9 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Melbourne City NPL	2017[12]	NPL Victoria 2	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2018[12]		20	2	—		—		—		20	2
	Total		32	3	—		—		—		32	3
Melbourne City	2017–18[13][14]	A-League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19[13][14]		5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20[13][14]		16	2	5	1	—		2[a]	0	23	3
	2020–21[13][14]		24	5	0	0	—		—		24	5
	2021–22[13][14]		22	2	2	1	4	0	3[a]	0	31	3
	Total		68	9	7	2	4	0	5	0	84	11
FC St. Pauli	2022–23[14]	2. Bundesliga	30	3	1	0	—		—		31	3
	2023–24[14]		30	3	3	0	—		—		33	3
	2024–25[14]	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		64	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	68	6
Career total			164	18	11	2	4	0	5	0	184	20

1. Appearances in Finals Series play-offs

International

As of match played 26 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	2021	2	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	8	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Melbourne City

• A-League Premiership: 2020–21

FC St. Pauli

• 2. Bundesliga: 2023–24^[15]

Individual

• Harry Kewell Medal: 2021^[7][8]
• A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2020−21,^[5][6] 2021–22^[16]

References

1. "Conor Metcalfe profile at Melbourne City". Melbourne City FC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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. "PFA reveals LUCRF Super A-League Team of the Season". Professional Footballers Australia. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
6. Curulli, Chris (24 June 2021). "Six Socceroos named in PFA A-League Team of the Season squad". MyFootball. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
7. Jackson, Ed (26 August 2021). "Carpenter pips Kerr to PFA award double". 7News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
8. "🏅 Carpenter, Maclaren and Metcalfe claim 2021 PFA Players' Awards". Professional Footballers Australia. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
9. Jackson, Ed (17 February 2022). "Socceroo Metcalfe to make Germany move". FTBL. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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.
12. "Player statistics for Connor Metcalfe". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
13. Connor Metcalfe at Soccerway
14. "Connor Metcalfe » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
15. Chadband, Ian (20 May 2024). "Newlywed Irvine seals love affair with champs St Pauli". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
16. "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links

• Connor Metcalfe at Soccerway
• Connor Metcalfe at Olympedia