Mateo Klimowicz is Euro Under 21 champion, but his dream is to play for Argentina. Photo: Instagram.
He made his professional debut at the age of 18 in Institute in the second division, at the time was called Primera B Nacional, and jumped directly to Europe at the age of 20 without ever playing in the First Division in Argentine football. Paulo Dybala? No, it’s about Matthew Klimowicz.
The 21-year-old youth, son of Grenadier Diego Klimowicz and current Stuttgart player, is in the news at this time because of that Hans-Dieter Flick’s call to play for Germany was rejected on the next FIFA date the German team will have a dispute with UEFA Nations League. He dreams of playing for the Argentina national team and is waiting for the call of Lionel Scaloni.
Mateo Klimowicz made his professional debut at the Instituto de Córdoba. Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
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The story of Matthew Klimowicz
He was born in Córdoba, but lived most of his childhood in Germany. When he was less than two years old, in 2002, his father was sold from Lanús to Vfl Wolfsburg, where he remained until 2007. Then, he moved to Borussia Dortmund (2007-08) and VfL Bochum (2008-10).
Thanks to the eight seasons in which his father played in the Bundesliga, Matthew acquired German nationality, for which he was called up in 2021 in Under-21 European Championship jointly organized by Hungary and Slovenia. Not only did he see it as a good opportunity and he accepted, but He won on the team led by Stefan Kuntz.
Mateo Klimowicz and Stefan Kuntz at the Under-21 European Championship won by Germany. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus.
At that time I was already a player of stuttgart, that he came after two seasons at the Institute, where he also debuted and his father retired. There he shared a team with one of the players who is now a fixture with Scaloneta: Nicholas Gonzalez. Also included Santiago Ascasibar and Emiliano Insúa, now in Racing.
Last year, with the start of the Olympic Games that ended in 2021, received a call from Fernando Batista to represent Argentina in Tokyobut decided to continue playing for Germany.
However, something seems to have changed since then, according to journalist César Luis Merlo, “Mateo Klimowicz refused three calls for the Germany team because he wanted to play for Argentina”. Will you call him Scaloni?
Klimowicz and Nico González in Stuttgart, will they join the national team? Photo: Instagram.
Since he turned 21 in July, and respected FIFA regulations, he had to pick a team that would play for the rest of his career. If the Bavarian team ever accepted the new offer, he would no longer be able to wear the albiceleste.
This decision seems to have clarified his intention to wear the Argentine national team shirt and get a place in the calls for the 2026 World Cup, which he will reach at the age of 26 and, why not, play in LionelMessi.
Ang granaderitoas some dared to pamper him, he expressed on several occasions his idolatry for the Argentine crack, although he also featured the presence of his father as a reference in soccer.
“I always pay attention to my father and he was the first person to give me advice about football. Besides him, I’m Argentine so my idol is Lionel Messi, no matter how different we are as players. I have idolized him since I was 10 years old. ”he commented in an interview, in 2020.
Source: Clarin