// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Antonio Mance? A man with a lot of "mantis" to make up for.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Orijent | ||
| 2006–2011 | Rijeka | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pomorac Kostrena | ||
| 2013–2014 | Istra 1961 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Istra 1961 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pomorac Kostrena (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Domžale | 41 | (13) |
| 2017–2019 | Trenčín | 52 | (21) |
| 2019 | → Nantes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Osijek | 55 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | → Puskás Akadémia (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Debrecen | 17 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Zalaegerszeg | 27 | (15) |
| 2024–2026 | Umm Salal | 38 | (16) |
| 2026– | Lion City Sailors | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 | |||
Antonio Mance (born 7 August 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
Club career
[edit]Mance is a product of youth system of Pomorac Kostrena. Then, he joined Istra 1961. He made his top division debut on 13 April 2014 against Hrvatski Dragovoljac.[1]
On 31 January 2019, Mance moved to Nantes on a loan, to replace the late Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash.[2]
After Mance's loan at Nantes finished, on 21 June 2019, he returned to Croatia and signed a four-year contract with Osijek.[3] The transfer fee was reported as €1 million.[citation needed]
He joined 2. Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue on a season-long loan from Osijek in August 2021.[4] The loan was cut short in January 2022.[5] He made eight appearances without scoring a goal.[5]
In January 2023, Mance joined Hungarian club Debrecen on an eighteen-month contract.[6]
International career
[edit]Mance played for Croatia U19 and Croatia U20.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pomorac | 2012–13 | Druga HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Istra 1961 | 2013–14 | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Domžale | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 11 | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 13 | ||
| Trenčín | 2016–17 | Slovak First Football League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 30 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8[b] | 6 | 28 | 17 | ||
| Total | 52 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 33 | ||
| Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Osijek | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 16 | ||
| Puskás Akadémia (loan) | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Debrecen | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Zalaegerszeg | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 16 | |
| Umm Salal | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 7 | |
| Career total | 249 | 76 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 300 | 99 | ||
- ↑ Includes Slovenian Football Cup, Slovak Cup, Coupe de France, Croatian Football Cup, Magyar Kupa, Qatari Stars Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Personal life
[edit]An younger brother of Armando Mance, Armando also works as Antonio's agent.[11]
Honours
[edit]NK Domžale
Individual
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Player of the Month: October 2023[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ISTRA 1961 VS. HRVATSKI DRAGOVOLJAC 1 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Officiel:le FC Nantes recrute Antonio Mance". footmercato.net. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Potpisao Antonio Mance!". nk-osijek.hr. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ "Erzgebirge Aue verpflichtet Mittelstürmer Antonio Mance". kicker (in German). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Null-Tore-Stürmer Antonio Mance verlässt Erzgebirge Aue". MDR (in German). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "HORVÁT CSATÁRT IGAZOLT A DVSC" [CROATIAN STRIKER CONFIRMED BY DVSC]. dvsc.hu (in Hungarian). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "Antonio Mance". Croatian Football Federation. 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Antonio Mance> Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Antonio Mance" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Antonio Mance" (in Croatian). hrnogomet. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ↑ ARMANDO MANCE: Antonio je prošao veliku borbu, a kod Vahe može još napredovati - Novilist (in Croatian)
- ↑ "Pokal Slovenije 2016–17" (in Slovenian). Nogometna Zvezda Slovenije. 31 May 2017.
- ↑ "A hónap legjobbjai - 2024/2024 évad, október" (in Hungarian). mlsz.hu. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Mance at Soccerway
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- 1995 births
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