Antony Stjepan Ćurić (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for ND Gorica in the Slovenian Second League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antony Stjepan Ćurić | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Erin Mills Eagles | ||
| 2020 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Ryerson Rams | 13 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Toronto FC II | 55 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | ND Gorica | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 4, 2024 | |||
Early career
Curic spent four years playing youth soccer with the Erin Mills Soccer Club where he won two Ontario Cup championships, the first in 2016 in which he scored twice in a 5-0 win in the finals.[1][2] In May 2019, while with Erin Mills, he was invited to an international identification camp hosted by ANB Futbol, where he impressed scouts and was invited to a one-week camp hosted by French Ligue 2 club FC Lorient to train with their academy.[3] He later spent some time with the Toronto FC Academy.[4][5]
In 2019, he began attending Ryerson University joining the Rams soccer team,[6] playing one year with the team.[7]
Club career
In December 2020, he signed his first professional contract, for two seasons, with Toronto FC II of USL League One to join the team for the 2021 season.[1][4] He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC.[8] On April 23, 2023, he scored his first goal against Philadelphia Union II.[9] On May 13, 2023, he joined the Toronto FC first team on a short-term loan ahead of their match against CF Montréal.[10] He made his MLS debut that day coming on as a late game substitute.[11][12] He signed additional short-term loans on May 17 and May 20.[11][13] In March 2024, he re-signed with TFC2 for the 2024 season.[14] In May 2024, he joined the first team on another short-term loan.[15] In June 2024, he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with the club.[16][17][18]
In July 2024, he signed with Slovenian Second League club ND Gorica.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played June 1, 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2021 | USL League One | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC (loan) | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||