Emilian Metu (born 18 April 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt, on loan from Bayern Munich II.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilian Metu | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Austria Klagenfurt (on loan from Bayern Munich II) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Haidbrunn-Wacker Wiener Neustadt | ||
| 2016–2020 | AKA St. Pölten | ||
| 2021– | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2022– | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | SKN St. Pölten II | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | SKN St. Pölten | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bayern Munich II | 33 | (5) |
| 2022– | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Austria Klagenfurt II (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Austria U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Austria U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Austria U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 | |||
Metu spent his youth career with local team Haidbrunn-Wacker Wiener Neustadt and AKA St. Pölten. In September 2020, Bundesliga club SKN St. Pölten announced the signing of Metu on a two year deal with option to extend for a further year.[3] He initially played for club's reserve side in 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga – fourth tier of Austrian football league system. He made his professional debut on 10 February 2021 in a 1–3 league defeat against LASK.[4] This made him second youngest Bundesliga player in club history, only behind Markus Siedl.[5]
On 2 March 2021, Bayern Munich announced that Metu have signed a contract with the club until June 2025.[6] He is initially planned for the reserve side and will join the club ahead of 2021–2022 season.[7]
Metu was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother.[8] He is a current Austrian youth international.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SKN St. Pölten II | 2020–21 | 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| SKN St. Pölten | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Bayern Munich II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 27 | 4 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | |||
SK Austria Klagenfurt (2007) – current squad | |
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