Antonio Mance (born 7 August 1995) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg.

Club career

Mance is a product of youth system of Pomorac Kostrena. Then, he joined Istra 1961. He made his top division debut on 13 April 2014 against

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. On 31 January 2019, Mance moved to

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on a loan, to replace the late Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash. After Mance's loan at Nantes finished, on 21 June 2019, he returned to Croatia and signed a four-year contract with

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. The transfer fee was reported as €1 million. He joined

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club Erzgebirge Aue on a season-long loan from Osijek in August 2021. The loan was cut short in January 2022. He made eight appearances without scoring a goal. In January 2023, Mance joined Hungarian club Debrecen on an eighteen-month contract.

International career

Mance played for Croatia U19 and Croatia U20.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life

An younger brother of Armando Mance, Armando also works as Antonio's agent.

Honours

NK Domžale * Slovenian Cup:

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