Liviu Antal


Liviu Ion Antal is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lithuanian club Žalgiris.
He was the top goalscorer of the 2013–14 Liga I, as he netted fifteen times for Vaslui which was relegated at the end of the season due to financial issues. After moving abroad and having brief spells in Turkey and Israel, he repeated the performance with Lithuanian side Žalgiris in 2018.

Club career

Oțelul Galați

He was a very important player for Oțelul Galați helping the team win their first title in the 2010–11 season. He then played in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League season against teams like Manchester United, S.L. Benfica or FC Basel.

Vaslui

On 14 June 2012, Antal signed a 4-year deal with FC Vaslui. He scored his first goal for FC Vaslui on 1 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Fenerbahce in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Gençlerbirliği

In July 2014, Antal started his first experience abroad. After FC Vaslui declared bankruptcy, Antal became a free agent and signed a contract with the Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. He made his debut for the club coming on as a 67' substitute on 13 September 2014. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2014 against Fenerbahce.

Beitar Jerusalem

On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a 1-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem F.C..
Antal made his debut for the club that same week in an away game at Hapoel Haifa, scoring Beitar's second goal from a penalty as Beitar went on to win 4–3.

Žalgiris Vilnius

Antal signed for Vilnius based club on 20 June 2017. He agreed to 1,5 years deal with Lithuanian champions.

International career

Antal made his debut for the Romanian national team at the age of 22 in 2011 in a friendly game against Paraguay.

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Honours

Club

Oțelul Galați
Žalgiris