![]() Anton with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Waldemar Anton [1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 July 1996 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Olmaliq, Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–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 | (6) | |||||||||||
2020–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 127 | (3) | |||||||||||
2024– | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Germany | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:05, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:11, 5 June 2025 (UTC) |
Waldemar Anton [A] (born 20 July 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.
Anton played eleven matches for Hannover 96 II and scored one goal. [5] Since Hannover 96 were in relegation, Anton and Mike-Steven Bähre were signed to professional contracts to help the club. [6]
During the 2015–16 season, Anton made two appearances for Hannover 96, [7] playing in a 2–1 win against VfB Stuttgart on 27 February 2016 [8] and a 1–0 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt on 19 March 2016. [9] His first Bundesliga goal was against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 15 April 2016. [10]
On 28 July 2020, Anton transferred to VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal. [11] On 5 November 2021, he extended his contract until 2025. [12]
Anton became the team captain of VfB Stuttgart in August 2023 and extended his contract until 2027 on 14 January 2024. [13]
On 8 July 2024, Anton joined fellow Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, signing a four-year contract, [14] for a reported transfer fee of €22.5m. [15] On 8 February 2025, Anton scored an own goal for his former club. [16]
Anton was eligible to play for Germany, Russia and Uzbekistan. He was a youth international for Germany. [17] He won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2017 and was a runner-up in 2019. [18]
In March 2024, he was called up for the Germany national team ahead of the friendly matches against France and the Netherlands. [19] He made his debut on 23 March 2024 against France. [20]
Anton was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. [21]
Anton was born in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan, to Russia-German parents and moved to Germany at the age of two, [4] his father is from Ekaterinburg, Russia, and his mother is Volga German. [3]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hannover 96 II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Hannover 96 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
Total | 130 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 137 | 5 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
Total | 127 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 129 | 4 | |||
Borussia Dortmund | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 [b] | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 42 | 3 |
2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Career total | 281 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
Germany
Individual
Ich bin mit meinen Eltern nach Deutschland gekommen, als ich zwei war. Da hieß ich wirklich noch Wladimir. Im deutschen Pass stand dann aber gleich Waldemar.[I came to Germany with my parents when I was two. My real name then was still Vladimir. But my German passport then said Waldemar.]