Ante Bakmaz

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Ante Bakmaz
Personal information
Full name Anthony Bakmaz
Date of birth (1992-03-07) 7 March 1992 (age 29)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020

Ante Bakmaz (born 7 March 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Australia, Bakmaz is of Croatian descent.[1][2]

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 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]

Personal life[]

Bakmaz can speak both English and Croatian.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kompletan vodič! Ovo je popis svih 588 Hrvata koji su ove sezone igrali u europskim ligama". Germanijak. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Hrvatski igrači u inozemstvu - sezona 2019/20 - Forum - Sportnet.hr". sportnet.rtl.hr. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "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. "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.

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