Liviu Antal

Liviu Antal
Antal in 2010
Personal information
Full name Liviu Ion Antal
Date of birth (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989
Place of birth Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Žalgiris
Number 8
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)
2023–2025 Žalgiris 40 (24)
2025 SCM Zalău 11 (7)
2025 → Žalgiris (loan) 20 (13)
2026– Žalgiris 21 (6)
International career
2009–2010 Romania U21 2 (0)
2011 Romania 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2026

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.[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

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.[2]

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.[3] He agreed to 1.5-year 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

As of match played 17 July 2026[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Concordia Chiajna 2007–08 Liga II 21220––232
FCM Târgu Mureş 2008–09 Liga II 26630––296
Oțelul Galați 2009–10 Liga I 25510——265
2010–11 Liga I 28710——297
2011–12 Liga I 304326[b]11[c]0407
Total 83165261109519
Vaslui 2012–13 Liga I 315104[d]1—366
2013–14 Liga I 321621——3417
Total 63213141–7023
Gençlerbirliği 2014–15 Süper Lig 9153——144
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2014–15 Israeli Premier League 143–––143
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 16210——172
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) 2015–16 Liga I 113—–—113
2016–17 Liga I 132———132
Total 245———245
CFR Cluj 2016–17 Liga I 7000——70
Žalgiris 2017 A Lyga 124311[b]0—165
2018 A Lyga 2823446[e]3—3830
2019 A Lyga 2815232[b]11[f]03319
2020 A Lyga 176302[e]21[f]0238
Total 85481281162011062
UTA Arad 2020–21 Liga I 21310——223
2021–22 Liga I 20210——212
Total 41520——435
Zalaegerszeg (loan) 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 00———00
Mioveni 2022–23 Liga I 30220——322
Žalgiris 2023 A Lyga 54006[g]0—114
2024 A Lyga 3520104[h]2—4022
Total 402410102005126
SCM Zalău 2024–25 Liga III 117———117
Žalgiris (loan) 2025 A Lyga 2013—4[i]1–2414
Žalgiris 2026 TOPLYGA 2161100—227
Total 41191141—4621
Career total 5121613715351130589187
  1. ↑ Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup, Israel State Cup, Lithuanian Football Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
  4. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Lithuanian Supercup
  7. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

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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