Antonio Tikvić (born 21 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Watford, on loan from Serie A club Udinese. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Croatia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Tikvić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Watford (on loan from Udinese) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2012–2015 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2015–2018 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2018–2019 | Niendorfer TSV | ||
| 2019–2021 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2021–2022 | Türkgücü München | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Türkgücü München | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | Udinese | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Watford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Croatia U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editTikvić is a youth product of the German clubs FC St. Pauli, Hamburger SV, Niendorfer TSV and Eintracht Frankfurt. He briefly suffered from Pfeiffer's disease in 2017 that kept him out of football for a bit.[1] He began his senior career with Türkgücü München in 2021 in the 3. Liga. On 10 May 2022, he moved to Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga on a contract until 2025, where he made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal.[2] On 1 September 2023, he transferred to the Serie A club Udinese on a contract until 2028.[3] He made his senior debut with Udinese in a 2–1 Coppa Italia loss in extra time to Cagliari on 12 December 2023.[4]
On 22 July 2024, Tivkić joined English Championship club Watford on a season-long loan deal.[5]
International career
editBorn in Germany, Tikvić is of Croatian descent.[6] He is a youth international for Croatia, having played for the Croatia U21s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in November 2023.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Türkgücü München | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "FC St. Pauli: Ex-Talent Antonio Tikvic macht für Bayern Erling Haaland unsichtbar". bild.de. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Bayern Munich sign Croatian talent Antonio Tikvic". OneFootball. 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Antonio Tikvic, ecco chi è il nuovo difensore dell'Udinese". Tutto Udinese.
- ^ "Udinese - Cagliari (1-2) Coppa Italia 2023". la Repubblica.
- ^ "Official: Hornets Seal Tikvić Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Überraschung in Tokio: Dieser Bayern-Bubi schaltete Haaland aus". bild.de. 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Dragan Skočić objavio popis igrača za utakmice protiv Slovačke i Bjelorusije". hns.team.
- ^ Antonio Tikvić at Soccerway
External links
edit- Antonio Tikvić at Soccerway
- Antonio Tikvić at DFB (also available in German)
- HNS Profile