Ante Bakmaz

Ante Bakmaz (born 7 March 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Sydney United 58.[1][2]

Ante Bakmaz
Personal information
Full name Anthony Bakmaz
Date of birth (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992
Place of birth Westmead, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2011 Granville Rage
2012 Fraser Park
2013 Fairfield City Lions
2014–2015 Chabab
2015–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Fairfield City Lions 5 (0)
2013 NK Trešnjevka
2014 NK Laduč
2016 St. Andrews 8 (0)
2017 FK Jelgava 21 (0)
2018 FK Kauno Žalgiris 13 (0)
2018 Valmieras FK 6 (1)
2019 Nejmeh 0 (0)
2019 Madura United 15 (0)
2020 Persik Kediri 3 (0)
2020 Comuna Recea 9 (2)
2021 Al Suwaiq 0 (0)
2022 Jedinstvo Bihać 9 (3)
2023 Sydney United 58 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023

Early life

Born in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, Bakmaz moved to his country of origin, Croatia, after completing his studies in 2013.[3]

Club career

Early career

Starting his career in Australia, Bakmaz moved to Croatia in 2013.[3] He played first for NK Trešnjevka, and then for NK Laduč in 2014, before moving to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2015.[3] He joined Dutch side Chabab, before moving to Ajax.[3] He would, however, only play for the reserve teams.[3]

Latvia and Lithuania

After the 2015–16 season, which left him injured and without a professional contract, Bakmaz moved to Maltese side St. Andrews in 2016.[3] After six months, in 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Latvian club FK Jelgava.[3] In January 2018, Bakmaz signed for FK Kauno Žalgiris in Lithuania,[4] before moving back to Latvia, signing for Valmieras FK in the same year's summer transfer window.[5]

Lebanon and Indonesia

In 2019, Bakmaz moved to Lebanese side Nejmeh to compete in the 2019 AFC Cup; he played in six games.[6] On 1 September 2019, he joined Indonesian side Madura United.[7] However, after 15 games in the Liga 1, the club announced that they would not renew his contract.[8] On 9 February 2020, Bakmaz joined Persik Kediri.[9]

Oman

As of 2021, Bakmaz is playing for Al Suwaiq in the Oman Professional League.[2]

Honours

With Sydney United 58:

Personal life

Born in Australia, Bakmaz is of Croatian descent.[11][12] He can speak both English and Croatian.[3]

References
  1. "Sydney United focused on premiership push in 2023". 17 December 2022.
  2. "'They fear Australia from set pieces': Insider's view on Socceroos vs Oman".
  3. "Ante Bakmaz (ex-Chabab en Ajax) leeft zijn profdroom in Letland". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Australia - A. Bakmaz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. Lukovic, Viktor (21 November 2018). "2018 : un an de football en Lettonie". Footballski (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. Media, Kompas Cyber (4 August 2019). "Pengalaman di Piala AFC Jadi Modal Ante Bakmaz di Madura United". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. Bola.com (1 September 2019). "Ante Bakmaz Tak Sabar Menjalani Laga Debut di Indonesia bersama Madura United". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Lepas Ante Bakmaz, Madura United Boyong Brian Ferreira | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "RESMI.. Persik Kontrak Pemain Australia Ante Bakmaz". beritajatim.com. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. Football NSW (10 September 2023). "Sydney United 58 taste Waratah Cup success". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  11. "Kompletan vodič! Ovo je popis svih 588 Hrvata koji su ove sezone igrali u europskim ligama". Germanijak. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  12. "Hrvatski igrači u inozemstvu - sezona 2019/20 - Forum - Sportnet.hr". sportnet.rtl.hr. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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