Antony Matheus dos Santos (born 24 February 2000), simply known as Antony, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a right winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Brazil national team.
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Full name | Antony Matheus dos Santos[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 22)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax | |||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2019 | São Paulo | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | São Paulo | 32 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Ajax | 55 | (17) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019– | Brazil U23 | 23 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Brazil | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Born in Osasco, Antony joined the youth setup of São Paulo FC in 2010. In 2018, his side won the J League Challenge tournament in Japan and he was voted as the best player of the tournament.[2]
On 26 September 2018, Antony along with Helinho and Igor Gomes were promoted to the senior team,[3] and he signed a contract until September 2023.[2] On 15 November, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Helinho in a 1–1 draw against Grêmio.[4]
On 23 February 2020, Ajax signed Antony on a five-year deal for an initial £13 million, which could rise to £18.2 million.[5] On 13 September 2020, he scored his first goal for Ajax in a 1–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[6] In a league game against SBV Vitesse, he bagged his second goal for Ajax. On 3 November 2020, Antony scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 away win over Midtjylland in the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 17 June 2021, Antony was named in the Brazil under-23 squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela. He came on as a substitute in 77th minute and scored a goal in added time to establish the final score of 3–1 for Brazil.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
São Paulo | 2018 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | Série A | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 45 | 6 | |
2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 52 | 6 | ||
Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 46 | 10 | |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
Total | 55 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | ||
Career total | 87 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 131 | 28 |
Brazil | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2021 | 5 | 1 |
2022 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 9 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 October 2021 | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela | 1 | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 1 February 2022 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 7 | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
Ajax
Brazil U23
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AFC Ajax – current squad | |
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Brazil men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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