Liviu Antal

Liviu Antal
Personal information
Full name Liviu Ion Antal
Date of birth (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35)
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 25 (14)
International career
2009–2010 Romania U21 2 (0)
2011 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024

Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris.

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 4 July 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 20 10 1 0 0 0 – 21 10
Total 25 14 1 0 6 0 – 32 14
Career total 445 125 36 14 27 8 3 0 510 147

Honours

Oțelul Galați

Žalgiris

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Liviu Antal, golgheterul Ligii 1 cu doar 15 goluri" (in Romanian). ProSport. 22 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Gençlerbirliği Liviu Antal'ı transfer etti" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Žalgiris signed experienced Romanian winger". FK Žalgiris. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ Nedelea, Vlad (20 June 2017). "EXCLUSIV Duelul românilor în Champions League! Un fost fotbalist de la CFR a semnat cu o campioană din Europa și va da piept cu Keșeru și Moți". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ Liviu Antal at Soccerway
  6. ^ "A Lygos Rinktinė 2018 Sezono". Facebook (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Gegužės žaidėjo laurai atiteko Liviu Antaliui" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Žurnalistai geriausiu rugpjūčio žaidėju išrinko Liviu Antalį" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

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