Ante Crnac

Ante Crnac
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Sisak, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 17
Youth career
–2013 Moslavina
2013–2021 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Dinamo Zagreb II 18 (2)
2022–2023 Slaven Belupo 53 (11)
2023–2024 Raków Częstochowa 31 (9)
2024– Norwich City 21 (4)
International career‡
2017 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2017–2018 Croatia U15 8 (1)
2018 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2019 Croatia U17 3 (0)
2021 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2022 Croatia U20 2 (0)
2022– Croatia U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2024

Ante Crnac (born 17 December 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.[1][2]

Club career

On 24 January 2022, Crnac moved from Dinamo Zagreb and signed a three-year contract with Slaven Belupo.[3]

On 1 September 2023, he joined defending Polish champions Raków Częstochowa on a five-year deal, for a fee reported to be over €1 million.[4]

On 22 August 2024, he joined Norwich City on a four-year contract,[5] for a reported fee of €11 million.[6]

International career

He has been capped for various Croatian youth national teams.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2020–21 2. HNL 4 2 — — — 12 2
2021–22 2. HNL 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 18 2 — — — 18 2
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 Prva HNL 12 2 — — — 12 2
2022–23 Prva HNL 35 6 3 0 — — 38 6
2023–24 Prva HNL 6 3 — — — 6 3
Total 53 11 3 0 — — 56 11
Raków Częstochowa 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 26 8 3 0 — 6[c] 0 35 8
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
Total 31 9 3 0 — 6 0 40 9
Norwich City 2024–25 Championship 21 4 0 0 1 0 — 22 4
Career total 123 26 6 0 1 0 6 0 136 26
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Croatia - A. Crnac- Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City F.C. 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ante Crnac novi je igrač Slaven Belupa". nk-slaven-belupo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Oficjalnie: Raków Częstochowa rozbił bank. Napastnik Ante Crnac dołączył do drużyny Dawida Szwargi za ok. milion euro". gol24.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Ante Crnac sprzedany do Norwich. Nowy rekord transferowy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ Croatian Football Federation