Toni Datković

Toni Datković

Personal information
Full name	Toni Datković
Date of birth	(1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back / left-back
Team information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2008	Novalja
2008	Rijeka
2008	Lokomotiva Rijeka
2009–2012	Rijeka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Rijeka	0	(0)
2012–2014	→ Pomorac (loan)	45	(2)
2014–2016	Zavrč	52	(3)
2016–2017	Koper	44	(5)
2017–2020	Lokomotiva	49	(3)
2019–2020	→ Huesca (loan)	17	(0)
2020–2021	Aris	0	(0)
2021	→ Cartagena (loan)	19	(0)
2021	Real Salt Lake	8	(0)
2022–2023	Cartagena	56	(0)
2023–2024	Albacete	8	(0)
2024–	Lion City Sailors	11	(2)
International career
2012	Croatia U19	3	(0)
2012	Croatia U20	1	(0)
2017	Croatia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024

Toni Datković (Croatian pronunciation: [tôni dâtkoʋitɕ, tôː-];[1][2] born 6 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or left-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.[3]

Club career

Youth

Coming from the island of Pag, Datković went through the ranks of Novalja, before moving to Rijeka, where, after six months at the lower-tier side Lokomotiva, he joined the Rijeka academy. Raising through the ranks, he became the U19 team's captain.[4]

HNK Rijeka

Datković never made his Prva HNL debut for HNK Rijeka, however, as he was sent on a loan to the Druga HNL side NK Pomorac Kostrena, where he remained for 2 years,[5] until his contract expired.

NK Zavrč

In the summer of 2014, Datković joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč, where he played 52 league games and scored three goals.

FC Koper

On 20 January 2016, Datković joined another Slovenian club, Koper.[6]

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

On 11 July 2017, Datković returned home to joined Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Loan to SD Huesca

Datković moved abroad on 2 September 2019, joining Segunda División side, SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal.[7] He helped the club to win the 2019–20 Segunda División title thus winning promotion to top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.

Aris Thessaloniki

On 18 August 2020, Datković signed a three-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.[8]

Loan to Cartagena

After featuring rarely, Datković returned to Spain and its second division on 10 January 2021, after agreeing to a loan deal with Cartagena until the end of the season.[9]

Real Salt Lake

On 2 June 2021, Datković signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on a two-year deal.[10] He make his full match debut on 8 August in a 3–2 loss against Portland Timbers.

Return to Cartagena

On 18 January 2022, Datković returned to Cartagena after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Albacete

Datković terminated his contract with the Cartagena on 1 September 2023,[12] and joined fellow second division side Albacete Balompié just hours later.[13] On 29 January 2024, however, he also departed the latter club.[14]

Lion City Sailors

On 21 February 2024, Datković moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. On his official debut for the club on 4 May 2024, he helped his club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win against Albirex Niigata (S).

International career

Datković made his debut for Croatia during the 2017 China Cup match against China which is his sole international appearance to date.[15]

Personal life

Datković is the son of the football coach Ivica Datković, his brother Marin is also a professional football player.[16]

Career statistics

As of 24 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pomorac (loan)	2012–13	2. HNL	25	1	0	0	—		—		25	1
	2013–14		20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		45	2	0	0	—		—		45	2
Zavrč	2014–15	PrvaLiga	31	3	4	2	—		—		35	5
	2015–16		21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		52	3	6	2	—		—		58	5
Koper	2015–16	PrvaLiga	14	3	—		—		—		14	3
	2016–17		30	2	1	0	—		—		31	2
	Total		44	5	1	0	—		—		45	5
Lokomotiva	2017–18	Prva HNL	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2018–19		25	2	3	2	—		—		28	4
	2019–20		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	Total		49	3	3	2	—		—		52	5
Huesca (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
Aris	2020–21	Super League Greece	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Real Salt Lake	2021	Major League Soccer	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
Cartagena	2021–22	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	39	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		56	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	58	0
Albacete	2023–24	Segunda División	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Lion City Sailors	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	14	2	0	0	3 [a]	0	1	0	18	2
	Total		14	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	18	2
Career total			285	15	15	4	4	0	1	0	305	19

1. 2 in ASEAN Club Championship and 1 in AFC Champions League Two

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	14 January 2017	Guangxi Sports Center, China	China	0-0 (draw)	Friendly

U20 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2012	Croatia	Slovenia	2-1 (won)	Friendly

U19 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	7 March 2012	Kadriorg Stadium, Estonia	England	1-1 (draw)	2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Honours

SD Huesca

• Segunda División: 2019–20

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Community Shield: 2024

References

1. "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Tȍni (Tȏni)
2. "dȁti". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Dȁtković
3. "T. Datković". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
4. »Bijeli« jesenski viceprvaci at novilist.hr
5. Toni Datković, nogometaš Pomorca: Nitko se s Kantride ne javlja, mislim da ću potražiti novu sredinu at sportcom.hr
6. Koper predstavil deset novincev, na Bonifiki deset tujcev at Ekipa24.si
7. "Toni Datkovic, un central zurdo contundente" [Toni Datkovic, a convincing left centre back] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
8. "Άρης: Ντάτκοβιτς τριετίας στους κίτρινους". www.sport24.gr. 18 August 2020.
9. "El central croata Datkovic se incorpora al Cartagena cedido por el Aris de Salónica" [Croatian stopper Datkovic joins Cartagena on loan from Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
10. "Real Salt Lake Signs Defender Toni Datković | Real Salt Lake".
11. "Datkovic vuelve al Efesé para sumar garra y carácter a la defensa albinegra" [Datkovic returns to the Efesé to bring aggression and disposition for the white-and-black defense] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
12. "Acuerdo para la rescisión de contrato de Toni Datkovic" [Agreement for the contract rescision of Toni Datkovic] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
13. "Toni Datković acepta el desafío" [Toni Datković accepts the challenge] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
14. "Datković deja de ser jugador del Alba" [Datković leaves as player of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
15. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
16. Ivica Datković nije sjedio na klupi Novalje zbog svadbe standardnog prvotimca Marina Datkovića at sportcom.hr

External links

• Toni Datković at Soccerway.com
• Toni Datković at WorldFootball.net
• Toni Datković at National-Football-Teams.com
• Toni Datković at BDFutbol
• Toni Datković at kicker (in German)
• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
• Toni Datković at BDFutbol
• Toni Datković at the Croatian Football Federation
• Toni Datković at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)