Anthony Swolfs

Anthony Swolfs

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Malle, Belgium
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Koningshof [2]
	Brasschaat [2]
	Royal Antwerp [2]
	Beerschot [2]
	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Mechelen	0	(0)
2018–2019	Gent	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2020	Telstar	19	(0)
2020–2021	Dordrecht	20	(0)
Total		41	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Swolfs (born 25 November 1997) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. ^[1]

Career

In February 2015, Swolfs signed with Mechelen, who had scouted him in the youth department of Club Brugge. There, he became fourth in the goalkeepers depth chart behind Jean-François Gillet, Colin Coosemans and Anthony Moris. He did not make an official appearance during his three years at Mechelen, but Swolfs impressed to such a degree with the reserve team that he secured a move to Gent, where he signed in January 2018. ^[2] At Gent, he became third goalkeeper on the depth chart behind Lovre Kalinić and Yannick Thoelen.

To allow Swolf to gain playing experience, Gent loaned him out to Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2018. ^[3] There too, however, he became backup, this time to Davy Roef and Kevin Debaty. He only made his debut in the Belgian First Division A on 11 May 2019, when manager Adnan Čustović started him in the second play-off match against Cercle Brugge. Swolfs only allowed one goal and helped Waasland-Beveren to a 2–1 win. On the final matchday of the season, he also made a start, this time against Royal Excel Mouscron.

On 31 May 2019, Dutch Eerste Divisie club Telstar signed Swolf on a free transfer from Gent. He signed a one-year contract with the option of an extra year with the club. ^[4] He immediately became the starting goalkeeper. One year later, Swolf moved to division rivals Dordrecht. ^[5]

In January 2021, Swolfs abruptly announced his retirement from football after a match against Volendam to focus on a career as a financial adviser. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Anthony Swolfs at Soccerway
2. "Anthony Swolfs tekent bij KAA Gent". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. Walckiers, Johan (30 August 2018). "Officieel: Waasland-Beveren haalt doublure voor Roef bij AA Gent". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
4. "Telstar haalt Swolfs op bij Gent en verlengt met Van der Maaten". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
5. Bomgaars, Arco (25 June 2020). "Anthony Swolfs nieuwe doelman FC Dordrecht". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad . Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. Jakobs, Geert-Jan (19 January 2021). "Hij hield de nul en weg was Anthony Swolfs". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
7. "23-jarige Belgische keeper Anthony Swolfs stopt ermee en stapt in zakenleven". sporza.be (in Dutch). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.