Connor Metcalfe (born 5 November 1999) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.
![]() Metcalfe playing for Melbourne City in the 2019 FFA Cup. | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Connor Isaac Metcalfe | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-11-05) 5 November 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | |||||||||||||||
Number | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
South Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||
NNSW NTC | ||||||||||||||||
FFV NTC | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | 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 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | Australia U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Australia U-23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Australia | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 (UTC) |
On 18 July 2017, Metcalfe came into the Melbourne City FC 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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
2020–21[13][14] | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
2021–22[13][14] | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 59 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 10 | ||
Career total | 91 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Melbourne City
Individual
FC St. Pauli – current squad | |
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Australia men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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2020–21 A-League PFA Team of the Season | |
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2021–22 A-League Men PFA Team of the Season | |
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Harry Kewell Medal | |
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