Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liviu Ion Antal | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | LPS Bihorul Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Concordia Chiajna | 21 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | FCM Târgu Mureș | 26 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | Oțelul Galați | 83 | (16) |
| 2012–2014 | Vaslui | 63 | (21) |
| 2014–2015 | Gençlerbirliği | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2017 | CFR Cluj | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Žalgiris | 85 | (48) |
| 2021–2022 | UTA Arad | 41 | (5) |
| 2022 | Haladás | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Mioveni | 30 | (2) |
| 2023– | Žalgiris | 16 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 | |||
He was the top goalscorer of the 2013–14 Liga I, as he netted fifteen times for Vaslui which was relegated at the end of the season due to financial issues.[1] After moving abroad and having brief spells in Turkey and Israel, he repeated the performance with Lithuanian side Žalgiris in 2018.
Club career
Oțelul Galați
He was a very important player for Oțelul Galați helping the team win their first title in the 2010–11 season. He then played in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League season against Manchester United, S.L. Benfica and FC Basel.
Vaslui
On 14 June 2012, Antal signed a 4-year deal with FC Vaslui. He scored his first goal for FC Vaslui on 1 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Gençlerbirliği
In July 2014, Antal started his first experience abroad. After FC Vaslui declared bankruptcy, Antal became a free agent and signed a contract with the Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. He made his debut for the club coming on as a 67' substitute on 13 September 2014. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2014 against Fenerbahçe.[2]
Beitar Jerusalem
On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a 1-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem F.C.Antal made his debut for the club that same week in an away game at Hapoel Haifa, scoring Beitar's second goal from a penalty as Beitar went on to win 4–3.
Žalgiris Vilnius
Antal signed for Vilnius-based club on 20 June 2017.[3] He agreed to 1,5 years deal with Lithuanian champions.[4]
International career
Antal made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 22 in 2011 in a friendly game against Paraguay.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2007–08 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||
| FCM Târgu Mureş | 2008–09 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| Oțelul Galați | 2009–10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| Total | 83 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 19 | |
| Vaslui | 2012–13 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 17 | |||
| Total | 63 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 70 | 23 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem (loan) | 2014–15 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) | 2015–16 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| CFR Cluj | 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Žalgiris | 2017 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | – | 38 | 30 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| Total | 85 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 62 | |
| UTA Arad | 2020–21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 5 | |||
| Zalaegerszeg (loan) | 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mioveni | 2022–23 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||
| Žalgiris | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 431 | 118 | 35 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 496 | 140 | |
Honours
Club
Oțelul Galați
Žalgiris
Individual
- Liga I top scorer: 2013–14 (16 goals)
- DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: October 2015
- A Lyga top scorer: 2018 (23 goals)
- A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018[6]
- A Lyga Player of the Month: May 2018,[7] August 2018[8]
References
External links
- Liviu Antal at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Liviu Antal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Liviu Antal – UEFA competition record (archive)