Honours
With Sydney United 58:
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Waratah Cup Champions: 2023 [10] - Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament Division One Champions: 2023 [11]
With NWS Spirit FC:
- ANDROCK Cup: 2024 [12]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Bakmaz | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Westmead, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NWS Spirit FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2021 | Al Suwaiq | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 9 | (3) |
| 2023 | Sydney United 58 | 23 | (0) |
| 2024– | NWS Spirit FC | 25 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 | |||
Ante Bakmaz (born 7 March 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for NWS Spirit FC. [1]
Born in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, Bakmaz moved to his country of origin, Croatia, after completing his studies in 2013. [2]
Starting his career in Australia, Bakmaz moved to Croatia in 2013. [2] He played first for NK Trešnjevka, and then for NK Laduč in 2014, before moving to Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2015. [2] He joined Dutch side Chabab, before moving to Ajax. [2] He would, however, only play for the reserve teams. [2]
After the 2015–16 season, which left him injured and without a professional contract, Bakmaz moved to Maltese side St. Andrews in 2016. [2] After six months, in 2017, he signed a one-year contract with Latvian club FK Jelgava. [2] In January 2018, Bakmaz signed for FK Kauno Žalgiris in Lithuania, [3] before moving back to Latvia, signing for Valmieras FK in the same year's summer transfer window. [4]
In 2019, Bakmaz moved to Lebanese side Nejmeh to compete in the 2019 AFC Cup; he played in six games. [5] On 1 September 2019, he joined Indonesian side Madura United. [6] However, after 15 games in the Liga 1, the club announced that they would not renew his contract. [7] On 9 February 2020, Bakmaz joined Persik Kediri. [8]
As of 2021, Bakmaz is playing for Al Suwaiq in the Oman Professional League. [9]
With Sydney United 58:
Waratah Cup Champions: 2023 [10] Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament Division One Champions: 2023 [11] With NWS Spirit FC:
ANDROCK Cup: 2024 [12] Born in Australia, Bakmaz is of Croatian descent. [13] [14] He can speak both English and Croatian. [2]
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