Domagoj Antolić

Domagoj Antolić (Croatian pronunciation: [dômaɡoj ǎntolitɕ];[1][2] born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Damac.

Domagoj Antolić
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-30) 30 June 1990
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Damac
Number 17
Youth career
Ponikve
Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Dinamo Zagreb 16 (0)
2008–2009 → Lokomotiva (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2013 Lokomotiva 60 (13)
2013–2018 Dinamo Zagreb 101 (6)
2018–2021 Legia Warsaw 77 (4)
2021– Damac 56 (6)
International career‡
2005 Croatia U15 1 (0)
2005–2006 Croatia U16 11 (0)
2008 Croatia U18 4 (1)
2008 Croatia U19 11 (2)
2008 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Croatia U21 5 (0)
2014–2017 Croatia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2016

Club career

Antolić was promoted to the GNK Dinamo Zagreb first team during the spring of 2008. He made his debut in the eternal derby, coming on as a last minute substitute, on 8 March 2008. Antolić made four more appearances that season, all as a substitute.

The next year he went on a season long loan to Dinamo's farm side NK Lokomotiva, who were then in the second division. Antolić had a successful time at Lokomotiva, a consistent starter throughout the season, scoring six goals in a season in which Lokomotiva won promotion.

Antolić returned to Lokomotiva on a six-month loan deal and made 11 appearances for Lokomotiva, now in the first division, before returning to Dinamo in January 2010. At Dinamo, he made 10 appearances until the end of the 09/10 season, helping his side win the title.

Antolić was purchased outright by Lokomotiva in the summer of 2010 on a free transfer due to good relations between Dinamo and Lokomotiva. Antolić sustained a heavy injury early on and therefore made just six appearances that season. The next season, Antolić came back and had one of his best seasons to date, making 25 appearances and scoring four goals. The season after that, the 12/13 season, was even better. Antolić made 29 appearances, scoring seven goals and providing five further assists from central midfield and even captained his side towards the end of the season. It was after this season that Dinamo decided to bring him back, a transfer once again made easier due to the good relations between the two sides.

In the first season of his third spell at Dinamo, Antolić made 39 appearances playing in a range of positions across midfield.

International career

On 12 November 2014, he made an official senior national team debut for Croatia, starting and playing 90 minutes in a friendly game against Argentina, wearing a jersey numbered 21. He has earned a total of 6 caps scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2017 China Cup match against China.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played on 22 April 2023[4]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb 2007–08 Croatian First Football League 5000—50
2009–10 Croatian First Football League 10010—110
2010–11 Croatian First Football League 1000—10
Total 1601000170
Lokomotiva (loan) 2009–10 Croatian First Football League 11100—111
Total 1110000111
Lokomotiva 2010–11 Croatian First Football League 6100—61
2011–12 Croatian First Football League 25400—254
2012–13 Croatian First Football League 29862—3510
Total 601362006615
Dinamo Zagreb 2013–14 Croatian First Football League 262727[lower-alpha 1]0404
2014–15 Croatian First Football League 1301013[lower-alpha 2]2272
2015–16 Croatian First Football League 240409[lower-alpha 3]0370
2016–17 Croatian First Football League 234108[lower-alpha 3]0324
2017–18 Croatian First Football League 150202[lower-alpha 4]0190
Total 101615239215510
Legia Warsaw 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 12130—151
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 250203[lower-alpha 3]0300
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 323404[lower-alpha 4]0403
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 80104[lower-alpha 5]0130
Total 774100110984
Damac 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 17300—173
2021–22 Saudi Professional League 12000—120
2022–23 Saudi Professional League 21310—223
Total 5061000516
Career totals 3153033450239836
  1. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League and One appearance in the Croatian Football Super Cup
  2. Eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League, Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League and One appearance in the Croatian Football Super Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, One appearance in the UEFA Europa League One appearance in the Polish Super Cup

References
  1. "Dȍmagoj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Dȍmagoj
  2. "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Àntolić
  3. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. Domagoj Antolić at Soccerway


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