Antonio Mance


Antonio Mance is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatari club Umm Salal.

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 Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
On 31 January 2019, Mance moved to Nantes on a loan, to replace the late Emiliano Sala, who died in a 2019 [Piper PA-46 Malibu crash|plane crash].
After Mance's loan at Nantes finished, on 21 June 2019, he returned to Croatia and signed a four-year contract with Osijek. The transfer fee was reported as €1 million.
He joined 2. Bundesliga 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 national [under-20 football team|Croatia U20].

Personal life

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

Honours

NK Domžale
Individual