Anton Maglica

Anton Maglica
Personal information
Date of birth	11 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2004–2006	Orašje
2006–2010	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Osijek
2012–2016	Hajduk Split
2016–2019	Apollon Limassol
2019–2021	Guizhou Hengfeng
2021	Kayserispor
2021–2022	APOEL
2023	CFR Cluj
2023–2024	Zrinjski Mostar
2024	Austria Klagenfurt
International career
2009	Croatia U18
2009–2010	Croatia U19
2012	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Anton Maglica (born 11 November 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Osijek

Born in Brčko, Maglica started his career playing at youth level for Orašje. After he moved to Osijek to attend high school, he immediately underwent trial at NK Osijek and joined their youth team.^[1] He made his debut for the first team in the last round of 2008–09 Prva HNL season against Slaven Belupo on 31 May 2009, when he replaced Josip Knežević for the final twenty minutes of the match.^[2] Next season he also got the chance as a substitute in the last round, this time in a home win against Cibalia.^[3] He scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 1–0 victory over Cibalia at fog-covered Gradski vrt.^[4]

Hajduk Split

In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, Maglica made a name for himself as one of the best up and coming young Croatian attacking talents in the 1. HNL and was signed by league giants HNK Hajduk Split, rejected a larger offer from GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the process and immediately endearing himself to the club's loyal fans. He scored his first goal for his new club after coming on as a substitute against NK Zagreb. He scored the fifth goal of an emphatic 5–1 victory. His first season with the Bili gave a disappointing return of 5 goals in 17 appearances. The 13/14 season was far more successful for the striker as he scored 12 goals in 31 appearances.

He left Hajduk in January 2016 to join Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.

Apollon Limassol

Maglica signed for Apollon Limassol in a winter transfer window of the 2016–17 season.

Guizhou Hengfeng

Maglica signed for Chinese side Guizhou Hengfeng in a winter transfer window of the 2018–19 season.^[5]

Austria Klagenfurt

On 2 February 2024, Maglica signed with Austria Klagenfurt in Austria.^[6]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 June 2023.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osijek	2008–09	Prva HNL	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2010–11		19	4	1	0	—		—		20	4
	2011–12		23	7	6	3	—		—		29	10
	Total		44	11	7	3	—		—		51	14
Hajduk Split	2012–13	Prva HNL	17	5	7	1	2	0	—		26	6
	2013–14		31	12	1	0	4	0	—		36	12
	2014–15		21	7	4	4	5	1	—		30	12
	2015–16		16	0	1	2	5	2	—		20	4
	Total		85	24	13	7	16	3	—		114	34
Apollon Limassol	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	14	8	4	1	0	0	—		18	9
	2016–17		25	9	6	3	2	0	1^[a]	0	34	12
	2017–18		26	16	5	1	11	0	1^[a]	0	43	17
	2018–19		17	7	1	1	13	3	—		31	11
	Total		82	40	16	6	26	3	2	0	126	49
Guizhou Hengfeng	2019	China League One	21	16	0	0	—		—		21	16
	2020	China League One	12	5	0	0	—		—		12	5
	Total		33	21	0	0	—		—		33	21
Kayserispor	2020–21	Süper Lig	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
APOEL	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	20	5	5	1	—		—		25	6
	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	10	0	1	0	4	1	—		15	1
	Total		30	5	6	1	4	1	—		40	7
CFR Cluj	2022–23	Liga I	10	1	1	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	12	1
Career total			284	102	43	17	46	7	3	0	376	126

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

Honours

NK Osijek

Croatian Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Hajduk Split

Croatian Cup: 2012–13

Apollon Limassol

Cypriot Cup: 2015–16, 2016-17
Cypriot Super Cup: 2016, 2017

References

^ Plavčić, Mario (26 November 2010). "Maglica: Uzor mi je otac". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ Plevnik, Petar (31 May 2009). "Petkoviću pobjeda za kraj". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ Kubatka, Željko (13 May 2010). "Osijek susjedu uskratio drugo mjesto". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ Jurišić, Bernard (20 November 2010). "Maglica progledao kroz maglu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ "Σ΄ ευχαριστούμε Άντον Μάγκλιτσα!". Apollon Limassol. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "Austria verstärkt Angriff mit Maglica" [Austria strengthens attack with Maglica] (in German). Austria Klagenfurt. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Anton Maglica > Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

External links

Anton Maglica at Soccerway.com
Anton Maglica at WorldFootball.net
Anton Maglica at FBref.com
Anton Maglica at the Croatian Football Federation
Anton Maglica at the Turkish Football Federation
Anton Maglica at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)

[CSC-8] Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup

[9] Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

[1] Plavčić, Mario (26 November 2010). "Maglica: Uzor mi je otac". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[2] Plevnik, Petar (31 May 2009). "Petkoviću pobjeda za kraj". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[3] Kubatka, Željko (13 May 2010). "Osijek susjedu uskratio drugo mjesto". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[4] Jurišić, Bernard (20 November 2010). "Maglica progledao kroz maglu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[5] "Σ΄ ευχαριστούμε Άντον Μάγκλιτσα!". Apollon Limassol. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[6] "Austria verstärkt Angriff mit Maglica" [Austria strengthens attack with Maglica] (in German). Austria Klagenfurt. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[7] "Anton Maglica > Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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