| Toni Datković | |
| Fullname: | Toni Datković |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Currentclub: | Lion City Sailors |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Position: | Centre-back / left-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2008 |
| Youthyears2: | 2008 |
| Youthyears3: | 2008 |
| Youthyears4: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Novalja |
| Youthclubs2: | Rijeka |
| Youthclubs3: | Lokomotiva Rijeka |
| Youthclubs4: | Rijeka |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Rijeka |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Pomorac (loan) |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Zavrč |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Koper |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Lokomotiva |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Huesca (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Aris |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Cartagena (loan) |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Real Salt Lake |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Cartagena |
| Caps10: | 56 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Albacete |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2024– |
| Clubs12: | Lion City Sailors |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 August 2024 |
Toni Datković (pronounced as /hr/;[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]
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]
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.
In the summer of 2014, Datković joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč, where he played 52 league games and scored three goals.
On 20 January 2016, Datković joined another Slovenian club, Koper.[6]
On 11 July 2017, Datković returned home to joined Lokomotiva Zagreb.
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.
On 18 August 2020, Datković signed a three-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.[8]
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]
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.
On 18 January 2022, Datković returned to Cartagena after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]
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]
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).
Datković made his debut for Croatia during the 2017 China Cup match against China which is his sole international appearance to date.[15]
Datković is the son of the football coach Ivica Datković, his brother Marin is also a professional football player.[16]
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 275 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 17 | |||
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