Toni Datković

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Toni Datković
Personal information
Full name Toni Datković
Date of birth (1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2008 Novalja
2008 Rijeka
2008 Lokomotiva Rijeka
2009–2012 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rijeka 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Pomorac (loan) 45 (2)
2014–2016 Zavrč 52 (3)
2016–2017 Koper 44 (5)
2017–2020 Lokomotiva 49 (3)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021 Aris 3 (0)
2021 → Cartagena (loan) 19 (0)
2021 Real Salt Lake 8 (0)
2022–2023 Cartagena 56 (0)
2023–2024 Albacete 8 (0)
2024– Lion City Sailors 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Croatia U19 3 (0)
2012 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2017 Croatia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2020

Toni Datković (Croatian pronunciation: [tôni dâtkoʋitɕ, tôː-];[1][2] born 6 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors..[3]

Club career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Coming from the island of Pag, Datković went through the ranks of Novalja, before moving to Rijeka, where, after six months at the lower-tier side Lokomotiva, he joined the Rijeka academy. Raising through the ranks, he became the U19 team's captain.[4]

HNK Rijeka[edit]

Datković never made his Prva HNL debut for HNK Rijeka, however, as he was sent on a loan to the Druga HNL side NK Pomorac Kostrena, where he remained for 2 years,[5] until his contract expired.

NK Zavrč[edit]

In the summer of 2014, Datković joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč, where he played 52 league games and scored three goals.

FC Koper[edit]

On 20 January 2016, Datković joined another Slovenian club, Koper.[6]

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb[edit]

On 11 July 2017, Datković returned home to joined Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Loan to SD Huesca[edit]

Datković moved abroad on 2 September 2019, joining Segunda División side, SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal.[7] He helped the club to win the 2019–20 Segunda División title thus winning promotion to top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.

Aris Thessaloniki[edit]

On 18 August 2020, Datković signed a three-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.[8]

Loan to Cartagena[edit]

After featuring rarely, Datković returned to Spain and its second division on 10 January 2021, after agreeing to a loan deal with Cartagena until the end of the season.[9]

Real Salt Lake[edit]

On 2 June 2021, Datković signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on a two-year deal.[10] He make his full match debut on 8 August in a 3–2 loss against Portland Timbers.

Return to Cartagena[edit]

On 18 January 2022, Datković returned to Cartagena after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Albacete[edit]

Datković terminated his contract with the Cartagena on 1 September 2023,[12] and joined fellow second division side Albacete Balompié just hours later.[13] On 29 January 2024, however, he also departed the latter club.[14]

Lion City Sailors[edit]

On 21 February 2024, Datković moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

International career[edit]

Datković made his debut for Croatia during the 2017 China Cup match against China which is his sole international appearance to date.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Datković is the son of the football coach Ivica Datković, his brother Marin is also a professional football player.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 31 July 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pomorac (loan) 2012–13 2. HNL 25 1 0 0 — — 25 1
2013–14 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Total 45 2 0 0 — — 45 2
Zavrč 2014–15 PrvaLiga 31 3 4 2 — — 35 5
2015–16 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
Total 52 3 6 2 — — 58 5
Koper 2015–16 PrvaLiga 14 3 — — — 14 3
2016–17 30 2 1 0 — — 31 2
Total 44 5 1 0 — — 45 5
Lokomotiva 2017–18 Prva HNL 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2018–19 25 2 3 2 — — 28 4
2019–20 7 1 — — — 7 1
Total 49 3 3 2 — — 52 5
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Total 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Aris 2020–21 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Real Salt Lake 2021 Major League Soccer 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Cartagena 2021–22 Segunda División 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 Segunda División 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
2023–24 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 56 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 58 0
Albacete 2023–24 Segunda División 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Lion City Sailors 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 271 13 15 4 1 0 0 0 287 17

International caps[edit]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center, China  China 0-0 (draw) Friendly

U20 International caps[edit]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 November 2012 Croatia  Slovenia 2-1 (won) Friendly

U19 International caps[edit]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 7 March 2012 Kadriorg Stadium, Estonia  England 1-1 (draw) 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

SD Huesca[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Tȍni (Tȏni)
  2. ^ "dȁti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Dȁtković
  3. ^ "T. Datković". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ »Bijeli« jesenski viceprvaci at novilist.hr
  5. ^ Toni Datković, nogometaš Pomorca: Nitko se s Kantride ne javlja, mislim da ću potražiti novu sredinu at sportcom.hr
  6. ^ Koper predstavil deset novincev, na Bonifiki deset tujcev at Ekipa24.si
  7. ^ "Toni Datkovic, un central zurdo contundente" [Toni Datkovic, a convincing left centre back] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Άρης: Ντάτκοβιτς τριετίας στους κίτρινους". www.sport24.gr. 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ "El central croata Datkovic se incorpora al Cartagena cedido por el Aris de Salónica" [Croatian stopper Datkovic joins Cartagena on loan from Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs Defender Toni Datković | Real Salt Lake".
  11. ^ "Datkovic vuelve al Efesé para sumar garra y carácter a la defensa albinegra" [Datkovic returns to the Efesé to bring aggression and disposition for the white-and-black defense] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato de Toni Datkovic" [Agreement for the contract rescision of Toni Datkovic] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Toni Datković acepta el desafío" [Toni Datković accepts the challenge] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Datković deja de ser jugador del Alba" [Datković leaves as player of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  16. ^ Ivica Datković nije sjedio na klupi Novalje zbog svadbe standardnog prvotimca Marina Datkovića at sportcom.hr

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