# Antonio Mance

Antonio Mance (born 7 August 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatari club Umm Salal.

## Club career

Mance is a product of youth system of Pomorac Kostrena. Then, he joined Istra 1961. He made his top division debut on 13 April 2014 against Hrvatski Dragovoljac.
On 31 January 2019, Mance moved to Nantes on a loan, to replace the late Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash.
After Mance's loan at Nantes finished, on 21 June 2019, he returned to Croatia and signed a four-year contract with Osijek. The transfer fee was reported as €1 million.
He joined 2. Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue on a season-long loan from Osijek in August 2021. The loan was cut short in January 2022. He made eight appearances without scoring a goal.
In January 2023, Mance joined Hungarian club Debrecen on an eighteen-month contract.

## International career

Mance played for Croatia U19 and Croatia U20.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 13 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pomorac | 2012–13 | Druga HNL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2013–14 | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | 2014–15 | Prva HNL | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Istra 1961 | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Domžale | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 11 |
| Domžale | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Domžale | Total | Total | 41 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 13 |
| Trenčín | 2016–17 | Slovak First Football League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| Trenčín | 2017–18 | Slovak First Football League | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 12 |
| Trenčín | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 17 |
| Trenčín | Total | Total | 52 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 33 |
| Nantes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Osijek | 2019–20 | Prva HNL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| Osijek | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Osijek | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Osijek | Total | Total | 55 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 16 |
| Puskás Akadémia (loan) | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Debrecen | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| Debrecen | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Debrecen | Total | Total | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Zalaegerszeg | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 16 |
| Umm Salal | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 249 | 76 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 300 | 99 |
* ↑ Includes Slovenian Football Cup, Slovak Cup, Coupe de France, Croatian Football Cup, Magyar Kupa, Qatari Stars Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Personal life

An younger brother of Armando Mance, Armando also works as Antonio's agent.

## Honours

NK Domžale
* Slovenian Football Cup: 2016–17
Individual
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I Player of the Month: October 2023