Toni Datković

Toni Datković (; born 6 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or left-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Croatia national team.

Club career

Youth Coming from the island of Pag, Datković went through the ranks of Novalja, before moving to Rijeka, where, after six months at the lower-tier side Lokomotiva, he joined the Rijeka academy. Raising through the ranks, he became the U19 team's captain.

HNK Rijeka Datković never made his Prva HNL debut for HNK Rijeka, however, as he was sent on a loan to the Druga HNL side NK Pomorac Kostrena, where he remained for 2 years, until his contract expired.

NK Zavrč In the summer of 2014, Datković joined the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč, where he played 52 league games and scored three goals.

FC Koper On 20 January 2016, Datković joined another Slovenian club, Koper.

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb On 11 July 2017, Datković returned home to joined Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Loan to SD Huesca Datković moved abroad on 2 September 2019, joining Segunda División side, SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal. He helped the club to win the 2019–20 Segunda División title thus winning promotion to top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.

Aris Thessaloniki On 18 August 2020, Datković signed a three-year contract with Aris Thessaloniki.

Loan to Cartagena After featuring rarely, Datković returned to Spain and its second division on 10 January 2021, after agreeing to a loan deal with Cartagena until the end of the season.

Real Salt Lake On 2 June 2021, Datković signed with Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on a two-year deal. He make his full match debut on 8 August in a 3–2 loss against Portland Timbers.

Return to Cartagena On 18 January 2022, Datković returned to Cartagena after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Albacete Datković terminated his contract with the Cartagena on 1 September 2023, and joined fellow second division side Albacete Balompié just hours later. On 29 January 2024, however, he also departed the latter club.

Lion City Sailors On 21 February 2024, Datković moved to Southeast Asia to join Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors. On his official debut for the club on 4 May 2024, he helped his club to win the 2024 Singapore Community Shield in a 2–0 win against Albirex Niigata (S). Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.

International career Datković made his debut for Croatia during the 2017 China Cup match against China which is his sole international appearance to date.

Personal life Datković is the son of the football coach Ivica Datković, his brother Marin is also a professional football player.

Career statistics

International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 14 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center, China 0-0 (draw) Friendly

U20 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 14 November 2012 Croatia 2-1 (won) Friendly

U19 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 7 March 2012 Kadriorg Stadium, Estonia 1-1 (draw) 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Honours SD Huesca Segunda División: 2019–20

Lion City Sailors AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25 Singapore Premier League: 2024–25,* Singapore Premier League: 2025–26 Singapore Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26

Singapore Community Shield: 2024; runner-up: 2025

Individual Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2024–25