Antonio Tikvić

Antonio Tikvić
Personal information
Full name Antonio Tikvić
Date of birth (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)
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)
*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)

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.

Career

Tikvić 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

Born 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

As of match played 27 August 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "FC St. Pauli: Ex-Talent Antonio Tikvic macht für Bayern Erling Haaland unsichtbar". bild.de. 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Bayern Munich sign Croatian talent Antonio Tikvic". OneFootball. 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Antonio Tikvic, ecco chi è il nuovo difensore dell'Udinese". Tutto Udinese.
  4. ^ "Udinese - Cagliari (1-2) Coppa Italia 2023". la Repubblica.
  5. ^ "Official: Hornets Seal Tikvić Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Überraschung in Tokio: Dieser Bayern-Bubi schaltete Haaland aus". bild.de. 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Dragan Skočić objavio popis igrača za utakmice protiv Slovačke i Bjelorusije". hns.team.
  8. ^ Antonio Tikvić at Soccerway