Anton Donkor

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Anton Donkor
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Donkor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anton-Leander Donkor
Date of birth (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Göttingen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 30
Youth career
2002–2008 RSV Göttingen 05
2008–2012 SG Lenglern
2012–2016 VfL Wolfsburg
2017 → Everton (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 VfL Wolfsburg II 18 (1)
2018–2019 → Hansa Rostock (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2019 → Hansa Rostock II (loan) 5 (3)
2019–2020 Carl Zeiss Jena 29 (2)
2020–2022 Waldhof Mannheim 65 (4)
2022–2024 Eintracht Braunschweig 65 (5)
2024– Schalke 04 26 (0)
2025– Schalke 04 II 1 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U18 3 (0)
2016 Germany U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025

Anton-Leander Donkor (born 11 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. [1]

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Career

In January 2017, Donkor joined Premier League side Everton on loan until the end of the season, joining up with the club's under-23 side. [2] In July 2017, after an injury hit first spell, he rejoined Everton on loan until January 2018. [3] On 12 June 2019, Donkor joined FC Carl Zeiss Jena on a two-year deal. [4] On 26 July 2020, Donkor joined SV Waldhof Mannheim. [5]

On 8 June 2022, he moved to Eintracht Braunschweig with a two-year contract. [6]

On 14 May 2024, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Donkor on a free transfer until 30 June 2027. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 121—121
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord60—60
Total181—181
Hansa Rostock II 2018–19 NOFV-Oberliga 53—53
Hansa Rostock 2018–19 3. Liga 9110101
Carl Zeiss Jena 2019–20 3. Liga292—292
Waldhof Mannheim 2020–21 3. Liga32410334
2021–22 3. Liga33020350
Total65430684
Eintracht Braunschweig 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 32320343
2023–24 2. Bundesliga33210342
Total65530685
Schalke 04 2024–25 2. Bundesliga26020280
2025–26 2. Bundesliga000000
Total26020280
Schalke 04 II 2025–26 Regionalliga West 10—10
Career total218169022716

Honours

Hansa Rostock

Everton U23

References

  1. ↑ "Anton Donkor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Everton secure loan signing of Anton Donkor from Wolfsburg". ESPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Everton re-sign Donkor on loan from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "FCC sichert sich Dienste von Stürmer Anton Donkor". FC Carl Zeiss Jena (in German). 12 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Zwei Neue für Waldhof: Garcia und Donkor bleiben drittklassig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Anton Donkor verstärkt die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Anton Donkor - Club matches". Worldfootball.
  9. ↑ "Doppelpacker Breier schießt Rostock zum Pokalsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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