Connor Metcalfe
Australian soccer player (born 1999)
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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.
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Metcalfe with Australia at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Connor Isaac Metcalfe | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| South Cardiff | |||||||||||||||||
| NNSW NTC | |||||||||||||||||
| FFV NTC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | 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 | 88 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Australia U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Australia | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:32, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Having joined Melbourne City's youth system in 2014, Metcalfe first trained with the senior team during the 2016–17 season.[2] On 18 July 2017, he came into the Melbourne City 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 to a three-year deal with the German side.[9]
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.[10] He made his international debut for the senior national team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 March 2026
| 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[a] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21[13][14] | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22[13][14] | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 68 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 11 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2022–23[14] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24[14] | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25[14] | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[14] | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 210 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in Finals Series play-offs
International
- As of match played 19 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Australia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | |
- International goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2025 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Melbourne City
FC St. Pauli
Individual
