Mateo Roskam (born 16 March 1987) is a Croatian retired footballer who last played for UKM in the Malaysia Premier League as a forward.[1] His father Jean-Jacques was a guitarist in rock group Galija.[2]

Mateo Roskam
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2003–2005 Zmaj Makarska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 NK Zagreb 12 (2)
2008–2010 Cultural Leonesa 46 (10)
2010–2013 Široki Brijeg 79 (13)
2013 Slaven Belupo 9 (0)
2014 Sime Darby 28 (9)
2015–2016 Tampines Rovers 30 (8)
2017–2018 Sarawak 37 (15)
2019 UKM 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2018

Career

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Youth career

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Hailing from Vrgorac, a town without a football club,[3] Roskam went through the youth ranks of HNK Zmaj Makarska.

NK Zagreb

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He later moved to Zagreb for his first senior season to join NK Zagreb.

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa

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Not getting a chance at Zagreb, he moved to Spain, joining the Segunda B side Cultural Leonesa, where he spent three seasons as a substitute.[4]

NK Široki Brijeg

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He moved to NK Široki Brijeg in 2010, establishing himself as a first team player.

NK Slaven Belupo

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After three seasons at NK Široki Brijeg, in the summer of 2013, Rostam joined the Prva HNL side Slaven Belupo.

Sime Darby F.C.

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In April 2014, he joined Sime Darby[5] where he scored a hattrick against Kelantan in a 4–0 league win.[6]

Tampines Rovers

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After leaving Sime Darby, Roskam signed for S.League title contenders Tampines Rovers for the 2015 S.League Season.[7] He scored his first competitive goal for Tampines in the second game of the season, earning his new side a 1–0 win against the Young Lions.[8]

Sarawak

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Mateo left Singapore and joined Sarawak for the 2017 Malaysia Super League season.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sarawak Signed Mateo and Demerson! Retrieved from Sarawak Crocs
  2. ^ Bekavac Šuvar, Vedrana; Topić, Andrea (27 October 2020). "Umro je Jean-Jacques Roskam, Vrgorčanin rođen u Kongu, član niške Galije i hrvatski branitelj". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Vrgorac i dalje bez nogometnog terena at Slobodna Dalmacija
  4. ^ Roskam: Mateo Roskam at BDFutbol
  5. ^ "Sime Darby counting on new signing Mateo Roskam to shine | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ^ [1] at Goal.com
  7. ^ "2015 S.League Club Preview: Tampines Rovers | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. ^ "S.League Review: Tampines, Warriors maintain 100 percent record | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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