Emilian Metu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilian Metu | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Košice | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Haidbrunn-Wacker Wiener Neustadt | ||
| 2016–2020 | AKA St. Pölten | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | SKN St. Pölten II | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | SKN St. Pölten | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 34 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Austria Klagenfurt II (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | SV Horn | 44 | (1) |
| 2025– | FC Košice | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Austria U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Austria U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Austria U19 | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025 | |||
Emilian Metu (born 18 April 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak First Football League team FC Košice.
Club career
[edit]Metu spent his youth career with local team Haidbrunn-Wacker Wiener Neustadt and AKA St. Pölten. In September 2020, Austrian Bundesliga club SKN St. Pölten announced the signing of Metu on a two-year deal with option to extend for a further year.[1] 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.[2] This made him second youngest Bundesliga player in club history, only behind Markus Siedl.[3]
On 2 March 2021, Bayern Munich announced that Metu have signed a contract with the club until June 2025.[4] He is initially planned for the reserve side and will join the club ahead of 2021–2022 season.[5]
In July 2025 Slovak outfit FC Košice announced signing Metu as a free agent after successful trial.[6]
International career
[edit]Metu was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother.[7] He is a current Austrian youth international.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 21 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 28 | 4 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| Austria Klagenfurt (loan) | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Austria Klagenfurt II (loan) | 2022–23 | Kärntner Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| SV Horn | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 64 | 6 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "EMILIAN METU ALS NÄCHSTER NEUZUGANG!". 19 September 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "St. Pölten vs. LASK – 10 February 2021". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Bayern München angelt St. Pölten-Talent". 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet Emilian Metu von SKN St. Pölten". 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Bayern Munich signs 17-year-old Austrian midfielder from SKN St. Pölten". 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Košice získali pred novou sezónou ďalšie dve posily. Prvá hrávala za QPR, druhá za Bayern Mníchov". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 16 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Mit 17 Jahren geht Traum beim FC Bayern in Erfüllung". kurier.at. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Emilian Metu". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Emilian Metu at WorldFootball.net
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