Elizabeth Anton

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Elizabeth Anton
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Grace Anton [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Canberra United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Perth Glory 62 (2)
2024–2025 Canberra United 17 (1)
2025 Kolbotn 25 (0)
2025– Canberra United 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 New Zealand U17
2017–2018 New Zealand U20
2017– New Zealand 23 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Elizabeth Grace Anton (born 12 December 1998) is a New Zealand professional association football player currently playing for Canberra United in the A-League Women and the New Zealand national team.

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Personal life

Anton was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1998. [2]

Club career

In December 2020, Anton joined Perth Glory, together with fellow New Zealanders Lily Alfeld and Malia Steinmetz. [3] [4]

In September 2024, Anton joined Canberra United. [5]

In March 2025, Anton departed Canberra United to join Norwegian club Kolbotn. [6]

In November 2025, Anton returned to Canberra United, signing until the end of the 2025–26 A-League Women season. [7]

International career

Anton was a member of the New Zealand U-17 side at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, [8] the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea, [9] and again at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France. [1]

Anton made her senior début as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Thailand on 28 November 2017. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "List of Players – 2018 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (11 December 2020). "Glory swoops for international trio". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kiwi W-League influx continues as Perth Glory snap up New Zealand trio". Stuff.co.nz . 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand international Anton arrives". Canberra United . 9 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Anton departs Canberra United". Canberra United . 26 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Smith, Declan (21 November 2025). "Anton returns to Canberra after European stint". Canberra United .
  8. ↑ "NZ under-17 womens [sic] football squad named". Radio New Zealand. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "List of Players – 2016 FIFA Women's U20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Football Ferns-Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.


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