Waldemar Anton

Waldemar Anton (born 20 July 1996) is an Uzbekistani-born German footballer who plays as a central defender for VfB Stuttgart.[2]

Waldemar Anton
Anton (left) with Hannover 96 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996
Place of birth Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2007 Mühlenberger SV
2007–2015 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Hannover 96 II 11 (1)
2016–2020 Hannover 96 130 (5)
2020– VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2019 Germany U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Career

During the 2015–16 season, Anton made two appearances for Hannover 96,[3] playing in a 2–1 win against VfB Stuttgart on 27 February 2016[4] and a 1–0 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt on 19 March 2016.[5] His first Bundesliga goal was against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 15 April 2016.[6] He also played eleven matches for Hannover 96 II.[3]

On 28 July 2020, he transferred to VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[7]

International career

Anton was born in Uzbekistan to parents of German descent.[8] He is a youth international for Germany.[9]

Career statistics
As of 28 July 2020
ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalTotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 II2015–16Regionalliga Nord111—111[3]
Hannover 962015–16Bundesliga810081[3]
2016–172. Bundesliga31220332[3]
2017–18Bundesliga27120291[3]
2018–19Bundesliga34120361[3]
2019–202. Bundesliga30010310[3]
Totals1305701375—
VfB Stuttgart2020–21Bundesliga000000[3]
Career totals1416701486—

Honours

International

Germany

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References
  1. "Waldemar Anton". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Waldemar Anton". World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. "Schulz und Kiyotake beatmen Hannover" (in German). kicker. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "Ben-Hatira entscheidet den Abstiegskrimi" (in German). kicker. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. "Anton und Sobiech brechen den Heimfluch" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. "VfB macht Anton-Transfer perfekt – Jackson Martinez kein Thema". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. "«Wer ist Anton Waldemar»? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии". sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. "Waldemar Anton". DFB (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  10. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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