Waldemar Anton

Waldemar Anton
	Anton (left) with Hannover 96 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	20 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	VfB Stuttgart
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2007	Mühlenberger SV
2007–2015	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–	Hannover 96 II
2016–2020	Hannover 96
2020–	VfB Stuttgart
International career‡
2016–2019	Germany U21
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 28 July 2020 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

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

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]

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

As of 28 July 2020

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Hannover 96 II	2015–16	Regionalliga Nord	11	1	—		11	1	^[3]
Hannover 96	2015–16	Bundesliga	8	1	0	0	8	1	^[3]
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	31	2	2	0	33	2	^[3]
	2017–18	Bundesliga	27	1	2	0	29	1	^[3]
	2018–19	Bundesliga	34	1	2	0	36	1	^[3]
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	30	0	1	0	31	0	^[3]
	Totals		130	5	7	0	137	5	—
VfB Stuttgart	2020–21	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	^[3]
Career totals			141	6	7	0	148	6	—

Germany

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^ "Waldemar Anton". World Football. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "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.
^ "«Wer ist Anton Waldemar»? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии". sports.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Waldemar Anton". DFB (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.