Waldemar Anton

Uzbekistani-born German footballer

Waldemar Anton
Anton with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2007 Mühlenberger SV
2007–2015 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Hannover 96 II 11 (1)
2016–2020 Hannover 96 130 (5)
2020– VfB Stuttgart 123 (3)
International career‡
2016–2019 Germany U21 11 (0)
2024– Germany 1 (0)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Waldemar Anton (born 20 July 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart which he captains. Born in Uzbekistan, he plays for the Germany national team.

Career

Hannover 96 II

Anton played eleven matches for Hannover 96 II and scored 1.[2] Since Hannover 96 were in relegation Anton and Mike-Steven Bähre had been signed to professional contracts to help the club[3]

Hannover 96

During the 2015–16 season, Anton made two appearances for Hannover 96,[4] playing in a 2–1 win against VfB Stuttgart on 27 February 2016[5] and a 1–0 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt on 19 March 2016.[6] His first Bundesliga goal was against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 15 April 2016.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

On 28 July 2020, he transferred to VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[8] On 5 November 2021 he extended his contract until 2025.[9]

Anton became the team captain of VfB Stuttgart in August 2023 and extended his contract until 2027 on 14 January 2024.[10]

International career

Anton was a youth international for Germany.[11] He won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2017 and was a runner-up in 2019.[12]

In March 2024, he was called up for the German national team ahead of the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands.[13] He made his debut on 23 March 2024 against France.[14]

Personal life

Anton was born in Uzbekistan to parents of German and Russian descent.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hannover 96 II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 11 1 — — — 11 1 [4]
Hannover 96 2015–16 Bundesliga 8 1 0 0 — — 8 1 [4]
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 31 2 2 0 — — 33 2 [4]
2017–18 Bundesliga 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1 [4]
2018–19 Bundesliga 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1 [4]
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 30 0 1 0 — — 31 0 [4]
Total 130 5 7 0 — — 137 5 —
VfB Stuttgart 2020–21 Bundesliga 31 0 3 0 — — 21 0 [4]
2021–22 Bundesliga 29 2 2 0 — — 31 2 [4]
2022–23 Bundesliga 34 1 4 0 — 2[a] 0 40 1 [4]
2023–24 Bundesliga 29 0 4 1 — — 33 1 [4]
Total 123 3 13 1 — 2 0 125 4 —
Career total 251 9 20 1 0 0 2 0 273 10 —
  1. ^ Appearances in Relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 23 March 2024[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

International

Germany

References

  1. ^ "Waldemar Anton". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Bundesliga: Hannover verlängert mit Retter Frontzeck". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Schulz und Kiyotake beatmen Hannover" (in German). kicker. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Ben-Hatira entscheidet den Abstiegskrimi" (in German). kicker. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Anton und Sobiech brechen den Heimfluch" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  8. ^ "VfB macht Anton-Transfer perfekt – Jackson Martinez kein Thema". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Waldemar Anton verlängert bis 2025". VfB Stuttgart (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Anton extends contract through to 2027". VfB Stuttgart. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Waldemar Anton Personenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Spain beat Germany to win U21 Euros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  14. ^ "France v Germany game report". ESPN. 23 March 2024.
  15. ^ ""Wer ist Anton Waldemar"? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии". sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Waldemar Anton international matches". eu-football.info. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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