Liviu Antal

Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris, on loan from Liga III club SCM Zalău.

Liviu Antal

Antal in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Liviu Ion Antal
Date of birth	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Žalgiris (on loan from SCM Zalău)
Number	80
Youth career
2000–2007	LPS Bihorul Oradea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Concordia Chiajna	21	(2)
2008–2009	Târgu Mureș	26	(6)
2009–2012	Oțelul Galați	83	(16)
2012–2014	Vaslui	63	(21)
2014–2015	Gençlerbirliği	9	(1)
2015	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	14	(3)
2015–2017	Hapoel Tel Aviv	16	(2)
2016	→ Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	24	(5)
2017	CFR Cluj	7	(0)
2017–2020	Žalgiris	85	(48)
2021–2022	UTA Arad	41	(5)
2022	Haladás	0	(0)
2022	→ Zalaegerszeg (loan)	0	(0)
2022–2023	Mioveni	30	(2)
2023–2025	Žalgiris	40	(24)
2025–	SCM Zalău	11	(7)
2025–	→ Žalgiris (loan)	3	(2)
International career
2009–2010	Romania U21	2	(0)
2011	Romania	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2025

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.^[1] 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

Antal 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 Manchester United, S.L. Benfica and FC Basel.

Vaslui

On 14 June 2012, Antal signed a four-year deal with FC Vaslui. He scored his first goal for FC Vaslui on 1 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Fenerbahçe 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 Fenerbahçe.^[2]

Beitar Jerusalem

On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a one-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem. He 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.^[3] He agreed to 1.5-year deal with Lithuanian champions.^[4]

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 7 August 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Concordia Chiajna	2007–08	Liga II	21	2	2	0	–		–		23	2
Târgu Mureş	2008–09	Liga II	26	6	3	0	–		–		29	6
Oțelul Galați	2009–10	Liga I	25	5	1	0	—		—		26	5
	2010–11	Liga I	28	7	1	0	—		—		29	7
	2011–12	Liga I	30	4	3	2	6[b]	1	1[c]	0	40	7
	Total		83	16	5	2	6	1	1	0	95	19
Vaslui	2012–13	Liga I	31	5	1	0	4[d]	1	—		36	6
	2013–14	Liga I	32	16	2	1	—		—		34	17
	Total		63	21	3	1	4	1	–		70	23
Gençlerbirliği	2014–15	Süper Lig	9	1	5	3	—		—		14	4
Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	2014–15	Israeli Premier League	14	3	–		–		–		14	3
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2015–16	Israeli Premier League	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	2015–16	Liga I	11	3	—		–		—		11	3
	2016–17	Liga I	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Total		24	5	—		—		—		24	5
CFR Cluj	2016–17	Liga I	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Žalgiris	2017	A Lyga	12	4	3	1	1[b]	0	—		16	5
	2018	A Lyga	28	23	4	4	6[e]	3	—		38	30
	2019	A Lyga	28	15	2	3	2[b]	1	1[f]	0	33	19
	2020	A Lyga	17	6	3	0	2[e]	2	1[f]	0	23	8
	Total		85	48	12	8	11	6	2	0	110	62
UTA Arad	2020–21	Liga I	21	3	1	0	—		—		22	3
	2021–22	Liga I	20	2	1	0	—		—		21	2
	Total		41	5	2	0	—		—		43	5
Zalaegerszeg (loan)	2021–22	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Mioveni	2022–23	Liga I	30	2	2	0	—		—		32	2
Žalgiris	2023	A Lyga	5	4	0	0	6[g]	0	—		11	4
	2024	A Lyga	35	20	1	0	4[h]	2	—		40	22
	Total		40	24	1	0	10	2	0	0	51	26
SCM Zalău	2024–25	Liga III	11	7	—		—		—		11	7
Žalgiris (loan)	2025	A Lyga	6	3	0	0	4[i]	1	–		10	4
Career total			477	145	36	14	35	11	3	0	550	170

1. Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup, Israel State Cup, Lithuanian Football Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Supercupa României
4. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in Lithuanian Supercup
7. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
9. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Oțelul Galați

• Liga I: 2010–11
• Supercupa României: 2011

Žalgiris

• A Lyga: 2020, 2024
• Lithuanian Cup: 2018
• Lithuanian Supercup: 2020

Individual

• Liga I top scorer: 2013–14 (16 goals)
• DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: October 2015
• A Lyga top scorer: 2018 (23 goals), 2024 (20 goals)
• A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018^[6]
• A Lyga Player of the Month: May 2018,^[7] August 2018^[8]