Connor Metcalfe

{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1999)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Connor Metcalfe

| image = 4822293 AE7I6590 - Connor Metcalfe.jpg

| caption = Metcalfe with Australia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup

| full_name = Connor Isaac Metcalfe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|5}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, Australia

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/player/conor-metcalfe|title=Conor Metcalfe profile at Melbourne City|publisher=Melbourne City FC|accessdate=22 October 2018|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123131130/https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/player/conor-metcalfe|url-status=dead}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = FC St. Pauli

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = South Cardiff

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = NNSW NTC

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = FFV NTC

| youthyears4 = 2014–2017

| youthclubs4 = Melbourne City

| years1 = 2017–2019

| clubs1 = Melbourne City NPL

| caps1 = 32

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2017–2022

| clubs2 = Melbourne City

| caps2 = 73

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = FC St. Pauli

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2020–2021

| nationalteam2 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2021–

| nationalteam3 = Australia

| nationalcaps3 = 21

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 07:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}}

{{Medal|3rd|2020 Thailand|U-23 Team}}

}}

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.

Club career

File:Connor Metcalfe.tif 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/city-adds-scholarship-players-roberts-metcalfe-and-najjarine-a-league-squad|title=City adds Scholarship Players Roberts, Metcalfe and Najjarine to A-League squad|date=18 July 2017|publisher=Melbourne City}} On 18 July 2017, he came into the Melbourne City squad by a scholarship. He made his first appearance coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Central Coast Mariners for Nathaniel Atkinson.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/melbourne-city/melbourne-city-substitutes-praised-for-sparking-comeback-against-central-coast/news-story/7bbaad36adc9e6e819cf244705da2d06|title=Melbourne City substitutes praised for sparking comeback against Central Coast|last=Davutovic|first=David|date=15 January 2018|publisher=Herald Sun}}

On 6 March 2021, Metcalfe scored a brace in Melbourne City's 6–0 away win over City rivals Melbourne Victory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/match/melbourne-victory-v-melbourne-city-fc-a-league-06-03-2021/2176865|title=Melbourne Victory 0–6 Melbourne City|publisher=Melbourne City FC|date=6 March 2021|access-date=6 March 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200104/https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/match/melbourne-victory-v-melbourne-city-fc-a-league-06-03-2021/2176865|url-status=dead}}

He was voted in the Professional Footballers Australia's A-League's Team of the Season in June 2021.{{cite web |title=PFA reveals LUCRF Super A-League Team of the Season |url=http://pfa.net.au/news/pfa-reveals-lucrf-super-a-league-team-of-the-season/ |website=Professional Footballers Australia |access-date=18 February 2022 |date=23 June 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Curulli |first1=Chris |title=Six Socceroos named in PFA A-League Team of the Season squad |url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/six-socceroos-named-pfa-a-league-team-season-squad |website=MyFootball |access-date=18 February 2022 |date=24 June 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Ed |title=Carpenter pips Kerr to PFA award double |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/carpenter-pips-kerr-to-pfa-award-double-c-3788936 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=7News |date=26 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=🏅 Carpenter, Maclaren and Metcalfe claim 2021 PFA Players' Awards |url=http://pfa.net.au/news/carpenter-maclaren-and-metcalfe-claim-2021-pfa-players-awards/ |website=Professional Footballers Australia |access-date=18 February 2022 |date=26 February 2022}}

In February 2022, it was announced Metcalfe would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli in the summer.{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Ed |title=Socceroo Metcalfe to make Germany move |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/socceroo-metcalfe-to-make-germany-move-576210 |website=FTBL |access-date=17 February 2022 |date=17 February 2022}} He agreed a three-year deal with the German side.

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/update-young-socceroos-squad-afc-u19-championship|title=Update to Young Socceroos squad for AFC U19 Championship|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=19 October 2018|accessdate=22 October 2018}} He made his international debut for the senior national team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei.{{cite news|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/im-very-proud-graham-arnold-lauds-impact-inexperienced-socceroos|title=Graham Arnold lauds impact of inexperienced Socceroos|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=8 June 2021|accessdate=8 June 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|11 May 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Melbourne City NPL

|2017{{cite web|url=https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197734751&client=1-10178-196649-435466-21800674|title=Player statistics for Connor Metcalfe|accessdate=5 June 2021|publisher=SportsTG|website=GameDay}}

|rowspan="2"|NPL Victoria 2

|12

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—121
2018

|20

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—202
colspan="2"|Total

!32

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—323
rowspan="6"|Melbourne City

|2017–18{{soccerway|connor-metcalfe/500466}}{{cite web |title=Connor Metcalfe » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/connor-metcalfe/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=17 February 2022}}

|rowspan="5"|A-League

|1

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2018–19

|5

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—50
2019–20

|16

251colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=fs|Appearances in Finals Series play-offs}}0233
2020–21

|24

500colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—245
2021–22

|22

221403{{efn|name=fs}}0313
colspan="2"|Total

!68

97240508411
rowspan="4"|FC St. Pauli

|2022–23

|rowspan="2"|2. Bundesliga

|30

310colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—313
2023–24

|30

330colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—333
2024–25

|Bundesliga

|10

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
colspan="2"|Total

!70

6400000746
colspan="3"|Career total

!170

18112405019020

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=International=

{{updated|match played 26 March 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Australia

|2021

20
202230
202380
202480
colspan="2"|Total210

Honours

Melbourne City

FC St. Pauli

  • 2. Bundesliga: 2023–24{{cite news|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8633881/newlywed-irvine-seals-love-affair-with-champs-st-pauli/|title=Newlywed Irvine seals love affair with champs St Pauli|first=Ian|last=Chadband|access-date=20 May 2024|date=20 May 2024|website=The Canberra Times}}

Individual

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