Waldemar Anton

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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
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017
Runner-up 2019
*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[edit]

Hannover 96 II[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

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[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

International[edit]

Germany

References[edit]

  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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