Ante Živković

Ante Živković (born 21 May 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II club Chindia Târgoviște.

Ante Živković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Šibenik, Croatia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chindia Târgoviște
Number	19
Youth career
0000–2011	Šibenik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Šibenik	60	(10)
2014	→ Toronto Croatia (loan)	6	(6)
2017–2018	Novigrad	30	(6)
2018–2019	Dugopolje	25	(5)
2019–2020	Aluminij	33	(15)
2020–2021	Ümraniyespor	14	(0)
2021–2022	Borac Banja Luka	4	(0)
2022	→ Radnik Bijeljina (loan)	14	(7)
2022	Kukësi	8	(2)
2023	Hebar	14	(1)
2023–	Chindia Târgoviște	24	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Career

Živković was trained through the HNK Šibenik academy system and made his professional debut in the Croatian First League in 2011.^[1] In 2014, he was loaned to play abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.^[2] During the 2014 playoffs, he contributed two goals in the preliminary match against SC Waterloo Region.^[3] In the sound round, he registered a goal against Kingston FC and was featured in the CSL Championship match against York Region Shooters.^[4] In 2017, he signed with NK Novigrad in the Croatian Second League.^[5][6]

After a season with Novigrad, he played with NK Dugopolje, where he finished as the club's top goalscorer.^[7] In 2019, he played abroad for the second time with NK Aluminij in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.^[8][9] On 8 August 2020, Ümraniyespor of the TFF First League signed Živković.^[10]

In June 2021, he joined Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.^[11] Živković debuted for Borac in a 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Romanian side CFR Cluj on 6 July 2021.^[12] In 2022, he was loaned to league rivals FK Radnik Bijeljina.^[13][14] In June 2022, he signed a contract with FK Kukësi in the Kategoria Superiore.^[15][14] His contract with the Albanian club was terminated around December 2022 with allegations that the club employed physical force in order for Živković to consent.^[16]

In the winter of 2023, he signed with Hebar Pazardzhik in the Bulgarian First League.^[17][18] He departed the club in the summer of 2023.^[19] Following his departure from Bulgaria, he signed with Chindia Târgoviște in Romania's Liga II in September 10, 2023.^[20]

Honours

Šibenik

• Treća HNL: 2014–15

References

1. "Ante Živković". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. Patafta, Patrik. "Šibenski trener Velimir Crljen odveo Toronto Croatiju do naslova prvaka Kanade". Šibenski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
3. "Toronto Croatia, Kingston FC Advance Saturday... CSL playoffs underway". Canadian Soccer League. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
4. "Toronto Croatia Advance... home victory with late winner in semifinal". Canadian Soccer League. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
5. Uravić, Elvis. "Najava | Novigrad-Dugopolje | Ante Živković: Tri boda su nam imperativ | Istrasport" (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
6. Gulin, Kresimir (31 March 2017). "Ante Živković:U nezavodnoj smo poziciji i svaka utakmica nam je kvalifikacijska. U Dugopolju bi nas i bod zadovoljio". ibenski-list.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
7. Podrug, Miro (15 July 2019). "2.HNL - NK Dugopolje: Prošle subote odigrana međusobna utakmica u Glavicama". Solin Live (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
8. portal, ŠibenikIN-News; županije, ŠibenikIN-najčitaniji portal Šibensko-kninske (7 April 2019). "Ante Živković seli u Sloveniju: Potpisao za prvoligaša Aluminij iz Kidričeva". www.sibenik.in. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
9. Bozic, Eva (4 July 2019). "Ante Živković okrepil napad Aluminija". Ptujinfo.com (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
10. "Ante Zivkovic, Ümraniyesporda". Fanatik. 8 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
11. E. Škorić (26 June 2021). "Novi napadač i zvanično u Borcu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
12. E. Škorić (6 July 2021). "Cluj prejak za Borac, ali Banjalučani ne gube nadu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
13. "Dojučerašnji napadač Borca prešao u redove Radnika, s njim u Bijeljinu stigao i bivši junior Zvezde". scsport.ba. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
14. Nikolli, Igli. "Bomber kroat për Skënder Gegën, Kukësi "zjarr" në merkato – SuperSport" [Croatian bomber for Skënder Gega, Kukës "fire" in the market] (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
15. "Nekadašnji napadač Šibenika karijeru nastavlja u Albaniji" [The former Šibenik striker continues his career in Albania]. ŠIBENSKI SPORT (in Croatian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
16. "Hrvatski nogometaš pobjegao iz albanskog kluba. Tukli ga da potpiše raskid ugovora?" [The Croatian football player escaped from the Albanian club. Beat him to sign the termination of the contract?]. www.index.hr (in Croatian). 3 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
17. "Ante Živković potpisao za bugarskog prvoligaša" [Ante Živković signed for the Bulgarian first league team]. Sportnet (in Croatian). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
18. "Šibenčanin Ante Živković potpisao za bugarskog prvoligaša" [Ante Živković from Sibenik signed for the Bulgarian first league team]. www.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
19. "Хебър започна лятната си подготовка" [Heber began his summer training]. bnr.bg (in Bulgarian). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
20. "Chindia Târgoviște și-a întărit atacul! Croatul Ante Zivkovic, sub comanda lui Vasile Miriuță" [Chindia Târgoviște strengthened its attack! Croatian Ante Zivkovic, under the command of Vasile Miriuță]. DAMBOVITEANUL (in Romanian). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

External links

• Ante Živković at Soccerway.com
• Ante Živković at FBref.com
• Ante Živković at the Turkish Football Federation
• Ante Živković at Sofascore