*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
Liviu Ion Antal (born 2 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A Lyga club Žalgiris.
He was the top goalscorer of the 2013–14 Liga I, as he netted fifteen times for Vaslui which was relegated at the end of the season due to financial issues.[1] After moving abroad and having brief spells in Turkey and Israel, he repeated the performance with Lithuanian side Žalgiris in 2018.
On 14 June 2012, Antal signed a 4-year deal with FC Vaslui. He scored his first goal for FC Vaslui on 1 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Gençlerbirliği
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 Gençlerbirliği. 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.[2]
Beitar Jerusalem
On 1 February 2015, Antal signed a 1-year deal with Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
Antal 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 4–3.
Žalgiris Vilnius
Antal signed for Vilnius-based club on 20 June 2017.[3] He agreed to 1,5 years deal with Lithuanian champions.[4]