Ante Crnac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sisak, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Moslavina | ||
| 2013–2021 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Dinamo Zagreb II | 18 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Slaven Belupo | 53 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Raków Częstochowa | 31 | (9) |
| 2024– | Norwich City | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Croatia U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Croatia U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024 | |||
Ante Crnac (born 17 December 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]On 24 January 2022, Crnac moved from Dinamo Zagreb and signed a three-year contract with Slaven Belupo.[3]
On 1 September 2023, he joined defending Polish champions Raków Częstochowa on a five-year deal, for a fee reported to be over €1 million.[4]
On 22 August 2024, he joined Norwich City on a four-year contract for a reported fee of over £9.3 million.[5][6]
International career
[edit]He has been capped for various Croatian youth national teams.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 4 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 2020–21 | 2. HNL | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. HNL | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| Slaven Belupo | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Prva HNL | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 11 | ||||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Croatia - A. Crnac- Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ^ "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City F.C. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Ante Crnac novi je igrač Slaven Belupa". nk-slaven-belupo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Oficjalnie: Raków Częstochowa rozbił bank. Napastnik Ante Crnac dołączył do drużyny Dawida Szwargi za ok. milion euro". gol24.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Ante Crnac sprzedany do Norwich. Nowy rekord transferowy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Croatian Football Federation
External links
[edit]- Ante Crnac at Soccerway
- Ante Crnac at the Croatian Football Federation
- Profile - Slaven Belupo
Categories:
- Living people
- 2003 births
- People from Kutina
- Sportspeople from Sisak
- Croatian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatian Football League players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Ekstraklasa players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb II players
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- Raków Częstochowa players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England