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 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. 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. This made him second youngest Bundesliga player in club history, only behind Markus Siedl.
On 2 March 2021, Bayern Munich announced that Metu have signed a contract with the club until June 2025. He is initially planned for the reserve side and will join the club ahead of 2021–2022 season.
In July 2025 Slovak outfit FC Košice announced signing Metu as a free agent after successful trial.
International career Metu was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother. He is a current Austrian youth international.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSKN St. Pölten II2020–211. Niederösterreichische Landesliga40——40SKN St. Pölten2020–21Austrian Bundesliga3000—30Bayern Munich II2021–22Regionalliga Bayern284—2842022–236161Total345——345Austria Klagenfurt (loan)2022–23Austrian Bundesliga1000—10Austria Klagenfurt II (loan)2022–23Kärntner Liga19100—191SV Horn2023–24 2. Liga2010—30Career total63600—646
References
External links