Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TOPLYGA club à ½algiris.
He was the top goalscorer of the 2013âÂÂ14 Liga I, as he netted fifteen times for Vaslui which was relegated at the end of the season due to financial issues. After moving abroad and having brief spells in Turkey and Israel, he repeated the performance with Lithuanian side à ½algiris in 2018.
Antal was a very important player for OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi helping the team win their first title in the 2010âÂÂ11 season. He then played in the 2011âÂÂ12 UEFA Champions League season against Manchester United, S.L. Benfica and FC Basel.
On 14 June 2012, Antal signed a four-year deal with FC Vaslui. He scored his first goal for FC Vaslui on 1 August 2012 in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
In July 2014, Antal started his first experience abroad. After FC Vaslui declared bankruptcy, Antal became a free agent and signed a contract with the Turkish side GençlerbirliÃÂi. He made his debut for the club coming on as a 67' substitute on 13 September 2014. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2014 against Fenerbahçe.
On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a one-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem. He made his debut for the club that same week in an away game at Hapoel Haifa, scoring Beitar's second goal from a penalty as Beitar went on to win 4âÂÂ3.
Antal signed for Vilnius-based club on 20 June 2017. He agreed to 1.5-year deal with Lithuanian champions.
Antal made his debut for the Romania national team at the age of 22 in 2011 in a friendly game against Paraguay.
OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi
à ½algiris
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