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	26	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 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