Waldemar Anton (born 20 July 1996) is an Uzbekistani-born German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Uzbekistan national football team.
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Anton with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996 (age 26) | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Olmaliq, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||
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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 | 65 | (2) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Uzbekistan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 03 September 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019 | |||||||||||||
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]
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]
On 28 July 2020, he transferred to VfB Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[8] On November 5, 2021 he extended his contract until 2025.[9]
Anton was a youth international for Germany.[10] He won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2017 and were runner-ups 2019[11]
Anton was born in Uzbekistan to parents of German and Russian descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | Ref. | ||||
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| League | 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] |
| Career total | 159 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 6 | — | ||
Germany
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VfB Stuttgart – current squad | |
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