Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoni Charles Sarcevic [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stockport County | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2008 | Manchester City | ||
2008–2009 | Woodley Sports | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Woodley Sports | 37 | (7) |
2010–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | (1) |
2010 | → Chester (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Chester | 60 | (15) |
2013–2016 | Fleetwood Town | 118 | (18) |
2016 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Plymouth Argyle | 116 | (18) |
2020–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | (10) |
2021– | Stockport County | 72 | (13) |
International career | |||
2013 | England C | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:06, 17 February 2024 (UTC) |
Antoni Charles Sarcevic (born 13 March 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Stockport County.
After being released by Manchester City, Sarcevic began his senior career with Woodley Sports, where he spent only one season before joining Crewe Alexandra, but struggled to break into the first team and went on loan to Chester in 2010, before making a permanent transfer to them in the next year, but moved to League Two side Fleetwood Town in June 2013 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 15 league goals for Fleetwood in 2013–14, he also topped the club's assist charts with nine, and was named in the League Two PFA Team of the Year after his performances for Fleetwood. In January 2017, Sarcevic joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.
Born in Manchester, [2] Sarcevic was in the youth system of boyhood club Manchester City aged seven to 15, [3] before joining the youth system at Woodley Sports in 2008. [4] He made his first team debut for Woodley in August 2009 and was offered a trial with Premier League club Blackburn Rovers during the 2009–10 season. [4] Sarcevic was signed by League Two side Crewe Alexandra for an undisclosed fee in May 2010, on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year. [5]
He was loaned out to Northern Premier League Division One North club Chester in October 2010. [6] After two goals in seven appearances he was recalled to Crewe by Dario Gradi. [7] Impressive in his loan spell, [8] he scored on his Crewe debut on 1 February 2011, the last goal of a 6–2 defeat to Northampton Town. [9] On 23 November 2011 he returned to Chester as a permanent signing. [10] During his first two seasons with Chester, they were promoted twice to the Football Conference, in the process winning the Northern Premier League Premier Division, Peter Swales Shield, Conference North and Cheshire Senior Cup. After impressive performances for Chester Sarcevic reportedly attracted interest from football league clubs and won a call up to the England C. [11]
On 26 June 2013 Fleetwood Town signed Antoni Sarcevic for an undisclosed fee. [12] He made his debut for the club as Fleetwood Town beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1. On 23 November Sarcevic scored his first Football League hat-trick in the 5–4 home victory against Mansfield Town 5–4. [13] His 15th goal of the season was a 75th-minute free-kick in the play-off final against Burton Albion on 26 May, which won promotion to League One. [14]
At the end of his contract at Fleetwood, Sarcevic joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in May 2016, signing a two-year deal. [15] He left the club on 9 December 2016, by a mutual consent after agreeing to cancel his contract. [16]
On 26 January 2017, Sarcevic joined League 2 side Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer. [17] Sarcevic scored on his first start for Plymouth to earn them victory at Cambridge United on 4 February 2017. [18] Due to his passion and consistent performances in the side he has earned the nickname 'Manchester Messi' from the green army.
On 15 July 2020, Sarcevic joined League Two side Bolton Wanderers, signing a two-year deal. [19] [20] On 29 August, the club announced that Sarcevic has been named club captain for the forthcoming season. [21] He scored on his competitive debut on 5 September, scoring the equaliser in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup. [22] "Sarce" (as he has been called in Bolton) led the team to a 4–1 victory over Crawley Town on 8 May [23] which secured promotion to Sky Bet League One for the 2021–22 season. After Bolton had a poor run of form in October 2021, Sarcevic was dropped to the bench. It was reported that this caused an argument with Manager Ian Evatt with both considering their relationship to be irreparable as a result. This apparently caused Sarcevic to accept a move to Stockport County. [24]
On 22 October 2021, Sarcevic joined National League side Stockport County on a free transfer, with the midfielder signing a contract until 2024. [25] Sarcevic made his league debut for the club a day later on 23 October, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 loss against Notts County. [26]
Antoni was called up to England C for the first to face Bermuda in a friendly on 5 May 2013. He scored the first goal in the game. [27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woodley Sports | 2009–10 | NPL Division One North | 37 | 7 | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | 37+ | 7+ | |
Crewe Alexandra | 2010–11 [28] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2011–12 [29] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Chester (loan) | 2010–11 [30] | NPL Division One North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Chester | 2011–12 [31] | NPL Premier Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
2012–13 [32] | Conference North | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 4 | 47 | 17 | ||
Total | 60 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | 73 | 21 | |||
Fleetwood Town | 2013–14 [33] | League Two | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 54 | 15 |
2014–15 [34] | League One | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
2015–16 [35] | League One | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
Total | 118 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 138 | 20 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2016–17 [36] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2016–17 [36] | League Two | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
2017–18 [37] | League One | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2018–19 [38] | League One | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
2019–20 [39] | League Two | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
Total | 116 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 132 | 21 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21 [40] | League Two | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 35 | 8 |
2021–22 [41] | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
Total | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
Stockport County | 2021–22 [41] | National League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
2022–23 [42] | League Two | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
Total | 53 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10 | ||
Career total | 458 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 506+ | 90+ |
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