Toni Datković

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Toni Datković
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Personal information
Full name Toni Datković
Date of birth (1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 4
Youth career
–2008 Novalja
2008 Rijeka
2008 Lokomotiva Rijeka
2009–2012 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rijeka 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Pomorac (loan) 45 (2)
2014–2016 Zavrč 52 (3)
2016–2017 Koper 44 (5)
2017–2020 Lokomotiva 49 (3)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021 Aris 0 (0)
2021 → Cartagena (loan) 19 (0)
2021 Real Salt Lake 8 (0)
2022–2023 Cartagena 56 (0)
2023–2024 Albacete 8 (0)
2024– Lion City Sailors 29 (4)
International career
2012 Croatia U19 3 (0)
2012 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2017 Croatia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2024

Toni Datković (Croatian pronunciation: [tôni dâtkoʋitɕ, tôː-];[1][2] born 6 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or left-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.[3]

Club career

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Youth

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Coming from the island of Pag, Datković went through the ranks of Novalja, before moving to Rijeka, where, after six months at the lower-tier side Lokomotiva, he joined the Rijeka academy. Raising through the ranks, he became the U19 team's captain.[4]

HNK Rijeka

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Datković never made his Prva HNL debut for HNK Rijeka, however, as he was sent on a loan to the Druga HNL side NK Pomorac Kostrena, where he remained for 2 years,[5] until his contract expired.

NK Zavrč

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In the summer of 2014, Datković joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč, where he played 52 league games and scored three goals.

FC Koper

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On 20 January 2016, Datković joined another Slovenian club, Koper.[6]

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

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On 11 July 2017, Datković returned home to joined Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Loan to SD Huesca

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Datković moved abroad on 2 September 2019, joining Segunda División side, SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal.[7] He helped the club to win the 2019–20 Segunda División title thus winning promotion to top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.

Aris Thessaloniki

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On 18 August 2020, Datković signed a three-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.[8]

Loan to Cartagena

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After featuring rarely, Datković returned to Spain and its second division on 10 January 2021, after agreeing to a loan deal with Cartagena until the end of the season.[9]

Real Salt Lake

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On 2 June 2021, Datković signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on a two-year deal.[10] He make his full match debut on 8 August in a 3–2 loss against Portland Timbers.

Return to Cartagena

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On 18 January 2022, Datković returned to Cartagena after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Albacete

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Datković terminated his contract with the Cartagena on 1 September 2023,[12] and joined fellow second division side Albacete Balompié just hours later.[13] On 29 January 2024, however, he also departed the latter club.[14]

Lion City Sailors

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On 21 February 2024, Datković moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. On his official debut for the club on 4 May 2024, he helped his club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win against Albirex Niigata (S). Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.[15]

International career

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Datković made his debut for Croatia during the 2017 China Cup match against China which is his sole international appearance to date.[16]

Personal life

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Datković is the son of the football coach Ivica Datković, his brother Marin is also a professional football player.[17]

Career statistics

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As of 25 Aug 2025
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pomorac (loan) 2012–13 2. HNL 25 1 0 0 — — 25 1
2013–14 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
Total 45 2 0 0 — — 45 2
Zavrč 2014–15 PrvaLiga 31 3 4 2 — — 35 5
2015–16 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
Total 52 3 6 2 — — 58 5
Koper 2015–16 PrvaLiga 14 3 — — — 14 3
2016–17 30 2 1 0 — — 31 2
Total 44 5 1 0 — — 45 5
Lokomotiva 2017–18 Prva HNL 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2018–19 25 2 3 2 — — 28 4
2019–20 7 1 — — — 7 1
Total 49 3 3 2 — — 52 5
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Total 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Aris 2020–21 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Real Salt Lake 2021 Major League Soccer 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Cartagena 2021–22 Segunda División 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 Segunda División 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
2023–24 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 56 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 0
Albacete 2023–24 Segunda División 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Lion City Sailors 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 27 4 6 2 17 [a] 1 [b] 1 0 49 6
2025–26 Singapore Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 [c] 0 1 [d] 0 49 6
Total 28 4 6 2 18 1 2 0 52 6
Career total 299 17 21 6 22 0 2 0 339 23
  1. ^ 5 in ASEAN Club Championship and 12 in AFC Champions League Two
  2. ^ 1 in AFC Champions League Two
  3. ^ 1 in ASEAN Club Championship and 0 in AFC Champions League Two
  4. ^ community shield appearance

International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center, China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 0-0 (draw) Friendly

U20 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 14 November 2012 Croatia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 2-1 (won) Friendly

U19 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 7 March 2012 Kadriorg Stadium, Estonia File:Flag of England.svg England 1-1 (draw) 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Honours

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SD Huesca

Lion City Sailors

Individual

References

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  4. ^ »Bijeli« jesenski viceprvaci at novilist.hr
  5. ^ Toni Datković, nogometaš Pomorca: Nitko se s Kantride ne javlja, mislim da ću potražiti novu sredinu at sportcom.hr
  6. ^ Koper predstavil deset novincev, na Bonifiki deset tujcev at Ekipa24.si
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  17. ^ Ivica Datković nije sjedio na klupi Novalje zbog svadbe standardnog prvotimca Marina Datkovića at sportcom.hr
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  • PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
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  • Toni Datković at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
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