Antonio Tikvić | |
Full Name: | Antonio Tikvić |
Birth Date: | 2004 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Hamburg, Germany |
Height: | 1.95 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Watford (on loan from Udinese) |
Clubnumber: | 15 |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | FC St. Pauli |
Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Hamburger SV |
Youthyears3: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs3: | FC St. Pauli |
Youthyears4: | 2018–2019 |
Youthclubs4: | Niendorfer TSV |
Youthyears5: | 2019–2021 |
Youthclubs5: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Youthyears6: | 2021–2022 |
Youthclubs6: | Türkgücü München |
Years1: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs1: | Türkgücü München |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Caps2: | 18 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Udinese |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | → Watford (loan) |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
Nationalteam1: | Croatia U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
Nationalteam2: | Croatia U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Croatia U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 20:58, 12 December 2023 (UTC) |
Antonio Tikvić (born 21 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Watford, on loan from club Udinese. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Croatia.
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]
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]