Ante Crnac

Ante Crnac

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Sisak, Croatia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Norwich City
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2013	Moslavina
2013–2021	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Dinamo Zagreb II	18	(2)
2022–2023	Slaven Belupo	53	(11)
2023–2024	Raków Częstochowa	31	(9)
2024–	Norwich City	13	(1)
International career‡
2017	Croatia U14	2	(0)
2017–2018	Croatia U15	9	(1)
2018	Croatia U16	2	(0)
2019	Croatia U17	3	(0)
2021	Croatia U19	2	(0)
2022–	Croatia U20	2	(0)
2022–	Croatia U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Ante Crnac (born 17 December 2003) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

On 24 January 2022, Crnac moved from Dinamo Zagreb and signed a three-year contract with Slaven Belupo. ^[3]

On 1 September 2023, he joined defending Polish champions Raków Częstochowa on a five-year deal, for a fee reported to be over €1 million. ^[4]

On 22 August 2024, he joined Norwich City on a four-year contract for a reported fee of over £9.3 million. ^{[5] [6]}

International career

He has been capped for various Croatian youth national teams. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II	2020–21	2. HNL	4	2	—		—		—		12	2
	2021–22	2. HNL	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		18	2	—		—		—		18	2
Slaven Belupo	2021–22	Prva HNL	12	2	—		—		—		12	2
	2022–23	Prva HNL	35	6	3	0	—		—		38	6
	2023–24	Prva HNL	6	3	—		—		—		6	3
	Total		53	11	3	0	—		—		56	11
Raków Częstochowa	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	26	8	3	0	6 [b]	0	—		35	8
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
	Total		31	9	3	0	6	0	—		40	9
Career total			102	22	6	0	6	0	0	0	114	22

1. Includes Croatian Football Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Croatia - A. Crnac- Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
2. "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City F.C. 22 August 2024.
3. "Ante Crnac novi je igrač Slaven Belupa". nk-slaven-belupo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
4. "Oficjalnie: Raków Częstochowa rozbił bank. Napastnik Ante Crnac dołączył do drużyny Dawida Szwargi za ok. milion euro". gol24.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. "City complete signing of Ante Crnac". Norwich City. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
6. "PKO Ekstraklasa: Ante Crnac sprzedany do Norwich. Nowy rekord transferowy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
7. Croatian Football Federation

External links

• Ante Crnac at Soccerway
• Ante Crnac at the Croatian Football Federation
• Profile - Slaven Belupo