Waldemar Anton

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Waldemar Anton
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Hannover 96 II 11 (1)
2016–2020 Hannover 96 130 (5)
2020– VfB Stuttgart 121 (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 30 March 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.

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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 30 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 111———111 [4]
Hannover 96 2015–16 Bundesliga 8100——81 [4]
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 31220——332 [4]
2017–18 Bundesliga27120——291 [4]
2018–19 Bundesliga34120——361 [4]
2019–20 2. Bundesliga30010——310 [4]
Total130570——1375—
VfB Stuttgart 2020–21 Bundesliga31030——210 [4]
2021–22 Bundesliga29220——312 [4]
2022–23 Bundesliga34140—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0401 [4]
2023–24 Bundesliga27041——311 [4]
Total1213131—201234—
Career total2499201002027110—
  1. ↑ Appearances in Relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 23 March 2024 [16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202410
Total10

Honours

International

Germany

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References

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  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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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