Waldemar_Anton
Waldemar Anton
Uzbekistani-born German footballer
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.
 Anton with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Hannover 96 II | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Hannover 96 | 130 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | VfB Stuttgart | 123 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Germany | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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]
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]
Anton was born in Uzbekistan to parents of German and Russian descent.[15]
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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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 | [4] | |||
| Hannover 96 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | [4] | ||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | [4] | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | [4] | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | [4] | |||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | [4] | |||
| Total | 130 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 137 | 5 | — | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | [4] | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | [4] | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 1 | [4] | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | [4] | |||
| Total | 123 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 125 | 4 | — | |||
| Career total | 251 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 273 | 10 | — | ||
International
- As of match played 23 March 2024[16]
International
Germany
- "Waldemar Anton". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Bundesliga: Hannover verlängert mit Retter Frontzeck". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Schulz und Kiyotake beatmen Hannover" (in German). kicker. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Ben-Hatira entscheidet den Abstiegskrimi" (in German). kicker. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "Anton und Sobiech brechen den Heimfluch" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- "VfB macht Anton-Transfer perfekt – Jackson Martinez kein Thema". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Waldemar Anton verlängert bis 2025". VfB Stuttgart (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "Anton extends contract through to 2027". VfB Stuttgart. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- "Waldemar Anton Personenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Spain beat Germany to win U21 Euros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- "France v Germany game report". ESPN. 23 March 2024.
- ""Wer ist Anton Waldemar"? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии". sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Waldemar Anton international matches". eu-football.info. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
