Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TOPLYGA 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. 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 Antal 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 four-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.
Beitar Jerusalem On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a one-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem. He 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. He agreed to 1.5-year deal with Lithuanian champions.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsConcordia Chiajna2007–08Liga II21220––232FCM Târgu Mureş2008–09Liga II26630––296Oțelul Galați2009–10Liga I25510——2652010–11Liga I28710——2972011–12Liga I304326110407Total83165261109519Vaslui2012–13Liga I3151041—3662013–14Liga I321621——3417Total63213141–7023Gençlerbirliği2014–15Süper Lig9153——144Beitar Jerusalem (loan)2014–15Israeli Premier League143–––143Hapoel Tel Aviv2015–16Israeli Premier League16210——172Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)2015–16Liga I113—–—1132016–17Liga I132———132Total245———245CFR Cluj2016–17Liga I7000——70Žalgiris2017A Lyga1243110—1652018A Lyga28234463—38302019A Lyga281523211033192020A Lyga176302210238Total85481281162011062UTA Arad2020–21Liga I21310——2232021–22Liga I20210——212Total41520——435Zalaegerszeg (loan)2021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I00———00Mioveni2022–23Liga I30220——322Žalgiris2023A Lyga540060—1142024A Lyga35201042—4022Total402410102005126SCM Zalău2024–25Liga III117———117Žalgiris (loan)2025A Lyga2013—41–2414Žalgiris2026TOPLYGA2461120—277Total44191161—5121Career total5151613715371130594187
Honours Oțelul Galați Liga I: 2010–11 Supercupa României: 2011
Žalgiris A Lyga: 2020, 2024 Lithuanian Cup: 2018 Lithuanian Supercup: 2020
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), 2024 (20 goals) A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018 A Lyga Player of the Month: May 2018, August 2018
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