Anton Maglica (born 11 November 1991) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Osijek

Born in

Brčko Brčko ( sr-cyrl, Брчко, ) is a city and the administrative seat of Brčko District, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It lies on the banks of Sava river across from Croatia. As of 2013, it has a population of 39,893 inhabitants. De jure, ...

, Maglica started his career playing at youth level for

Orašje Orašje ( sr-cyrl, Орашје) is a city and the capital of Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of river S ...

. After he moved to

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

to attend high school, he immediately underwent trial at

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek (), is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav F ...

and joined their youth team. He made his debut for the first team in the last round of 2008–09 Prva HNL season against

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

on 31 May 2009, when he replaced

Josip Knežević Josip Knežević (born 3 October 1988) is a Croatian international footballer who plays for Croatian club Šibenik. Playing career Club Knežević has started his career in senior professional team of NK Osijek on 2005/2006 at the age of 17. He ...

for the final twenty minutes of the match. Next season he also got the chance as a substitute in the last round, this time in a home win against

Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

. He scored his first goal in

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

in a 1–0 victory over

at fog-covered

Gradski vrt Gradski vrt Stadium ( hr, Stadion Gradski vrt, lit=City Garden Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Osijek, Croatia. It is located in the Gradski vrt neighbourhood in Novi grad city district. With a capacity of 17,061, it has been the home ground ...

Hajduk Split

In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, Maglica made a name for himself as one of the best up and coming young Croatian attacking talents in the 1. HNL and was signed by league giants

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

, rejected a larger offer from

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

in the process and immediately endearing himself to the club's loyal fans. He scored his first goal for his new club after coming on as a substitute against

NK Zagreb Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...

. He scored the fifth goal of an emphatic 5–1 victory. His first season with the Bili gave a disappointing return of 5 goals in 17 appearances. The 13/14 season was far more successful for the striker as he scored 12 goals in 31 appearances. He left Hajduk in January 2016 to join Cypriot side

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

Apollon Limassol

Maglica signed for

in a winter transfer window of the 2016–17 season.

Guizhou Hengfeng

Maglica signed for Chinese side

Guizhou Hengfeng Guizhou FC (; ) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Guiyang, Guizhou and their home stadium was the 51,636 seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. Their majority shareholders were Hengfeng Real Estate, Guizhou Zhicheng ...

in a winter transfer window of the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 1 June 2023.''

Honours

;NK Osijek *

Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup * Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup *Croatian Minute Movie Cup ...

runner-up: 2011–12 ;Hajduk Split *

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;Apollon Limassol *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

: 2015–16,

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Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is us ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maglica, Anton 1991 births Living people People from Brčko District Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia Naturalized citizens of Croatia Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Osijek players HNK Hajduk Split players Apollon Limassol FC players Guizhou F.C. players Kayserispor footballers APOEL FC players CFR Cluj players Croatian Football League players Cypriot First Division players China League One players Süper Lig players Liga I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in China Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania