Anthony Kalik

Anthony Kalik

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Kalik
Date of birth	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hajduk Split
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2011	Manly United
2012	NSWIS
2012–2013	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	AIS	14	(5)
2014–2016	Central Coast Mariners	13	(0)
2016–2020	Hajduk Split	29	(0)
2016–2019	Hajduk Split II	24	(5)
2017–2018	→ Sydney FC (loan)	4	(0)
2018	→ Rudeš (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2022	Gorica	61	(11)
2022–	Hajduk Split	23	(2)
International career‡
2013–2016	Australia U-20	4	(0)
2021	Australia U-23	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021

Anthony Kalik (born 5 November 1997) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hajduk Split.

Born in Sydney, Kalik played youth football at Manly United FC and was then offered a 2 year scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Central Coast Mariners.

Kalik has represented Australia at under-20 level.

Early life

Kalik is of Croatian origin. Both of his parents came to Australia from the island of Korčula, at time part of Yugoslavia. His father Denis, a former football player for BŠK Zmaj, ^[1] is from Blato while his mother Francis is from Vela Luka. ^[2]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

In 2013, Kalik signed a three-year deal with Central Coast Mariners, making him the youngest professional footballer in Australia. ^[3] He made his competitive debut for the club in a win over Palm Beach in the 2014 FFA Cup, coming on for Glen Trifiro with ten minutes remaining. ^[4] Kalik made his A-League debut in a victory over Adelaide United in February 2015. ^[5]

Hajduk Split

On 1 February 2016 the Mariners announced that Kalik had been loaned to Hajduk Split until at least June 2016. ^[6] He was recommended to the club by fellow Australian and former Hajduk player Josip Skoko. ^[7] He made his first team debut for the club in the controversial 2–1 away loss to NK Lokomotiva, coming in at half-time for Manuel Arteaga. ^[8] He managed to get 11 caps for Hajduk that season and make it into the first lineup as well.

On 28 May 2016, Hajduk Split bought him for 32,000 euros. For Hajduk, it was the first time since 2012 that they paid a transfer fee for a player. ^{[9] [10]}

Loan to Sydney FC

Kalik returned to Australia in September 2017 on loan, to play for Sydney FC in the 2017–18 season. ^[11] At the end of the season he returned to Hajduk Split. ^[12]

Loan to NK Rudeš

In July 2018 he joined Croatian Prva HNL club NK Rudeš on loan along with Frane Vojković. He had 16 appearances during first part of the season, which NK Rudeš concluded as the last team in the league. During winter break he returned to HNK Hajduk Split.

International career

Kalik was selected for the Australia U-20 squad for 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in October 2013. ^[13] He made his debut in a win over Chinese Taipei. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 26 June 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AIS	2013	National Premier Leagues	14	5	0	0	0	0	14	5
Central Coast Mariners	2014–15	A-League	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2015–16		5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Mariners total		13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Hajduk Split	2015–16	Croatian First Football League	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	2018–19		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2019–20		9	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	Hajduk Split total		29	0	2	0	1	0	32	0
Hajduk II	2016–17	Croatian Third Football League	21	5	0	0	0	0	21	5
	2018–19	Croatian Second Football League	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Hajduk Split II total		24	5	0	0	0	0	24	5
Sydney FC (loan)	2017–18	A-League	4	0	1	0	2	0	7	0
Rudeš (loan)	2018–19	Croatian First Football League	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Gorica	2019–20		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2020–21		21	2	3	0	0	0	24	2
	2021–22		27	7	4	1	0	0	31	8
	Gorica total		57	9	7	1	0	0	64	10
Career total			157	19	11	1	3	0	171	20

Honours

Hajduk II

• Croatian Third Football League South: 2016–17 ^[15]

Sydney

• A-League Premiership: 2017–18
• FFA Cup: 2017

Records

• Youngest Central Coast Mariners player: 16 years, 347 days ^[16]

See also

• List of Central Coast Mariners FC players

References

1. Anthony Kalik najmlađi nogometni profesionalac Australije! at Marko Polo Sport
2. Pet stvari koje niste znali o... Anthonyju Kaliku! at HNK Hajduk Split official site
3. Dominic Bossi (31 August 2013). "Mariners sign league's youngest player". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
4. "Palm Beach Sharks 0 Central Coast Mariners 5: Sim bags four". FFA Cup. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
5. "Report: Late Rose winner claims 3 points for Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
6. "Kalik Croatia bound". Central Coast Mariners. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
7. Hajduk će zadržati Kalika, počinju pregovori s Velazquezom Blaž Duplančić, Dalmatinski Portal, 22 April 2016
8. Kranjčevićeva: Lokomotiva-Hajduk 2–1 at HNK Hajduk Split official site
9. Vulas, Frane (28 May 2016). "Kalik remains at Poljud, Milic wants to Genoa". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
10. "Mariners youngster completes permanent European move". Football Federation Australia. 1 June 2016.
11. Somerford, Ben (1 September 2017). "Sydney FC sign Hajduk talent". FourFourTwo . Retrieved 1 September 2017.
12. "A-League: David Carney, Fabio Ferreira and Anthony Kalik leave Sydney FC". news.com.au . 6 June 2018.
13. "Young Socceroos selected for AFC U-19 Qualifier". Football Federation Australia. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
14. "Chinese Taipei 0 – 3 Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
15. "Impresivna sezona Hajduka II" [Hajduk II's impressive season] (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
16. "Central Coast Mariners". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

External links

• Anthony Kalik at Soccerway