Liviu Antal
Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lithuanian club Žalgiris.
 Antal playing for Oțelul Galați in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liviu Ion Antal | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | LPS Bihorul Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Concordia Chiajna | 21 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | 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) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2017 | CFR Cluj | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Žalgiris | 69 | (43) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Romania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2011 | |||
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 teams like Manchester United, S.L. Benfica or 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 Fenerbahce 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 Fenerbahce.[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.
International career
Antal made his debut for the Romanian national team at the age of 22 in 2011 in a friendly game against Paraguay.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2019[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 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| FCM Târgu Mureş | 2008–09 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| Total | 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 | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 16 | |||
| Total | 63 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 70 | 22 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2015–16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 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 | ||
| Total | 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 | |
| Total | 68 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 54 | |
| Career total | 317 | 94 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 114 | |
Honours
Individual
- Liga I top scorer: 2013–14
- DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: October 2015
- A Lyga top scorer: 2018
- A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018[6]
- A Lyga Player of the Month: May 2018,[7] August 2018[8]
References
- "Liviu Antal, golgheterul Ligii 1 cu doar 15 goluri" (in Romanian). ProSport. 22 May 2014.
- "Gençlerbirliği Liviu Antal'ı transfer etti" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 18 July 2014.
- "Žalgiris signed experienced Romanian winger". FK Žalgiris. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- 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.
- Liviu Antal at Soccerway
- "A Lygos Rinktinė 2018 Sezono". Facebook (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- "Gegužės žaidėjo laurai atiteko Liviu Antaliui" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Žurnalistai geriausiu rugpjūčio žaidėju išrinko Liviu Antalį" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links
- Liviu Antal at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Liviu Antal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Liviu Antal – UEFA competition record