Waldemar Anton

Waldemar Anton (Uzbek: Riptsov–Anton Vladimir Alexandrovich, Рипцов-Антон Владимир Александрович; born 20 July 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, which he captains. Born in Uzbekistan, he plays for the Germany national team.

Waldemar Anton
Anton with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
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]
Position(s) Centre-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 127 (3)
International career‡
2016–2019 Germany U21 11 (0)
2024– Germany 3 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2017
Runner-up2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:12, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Hannover 96 II

Anton played eleven matches for Hannover 96 II and scored one goal.[2] Since Hannover 96 were in relegation, Anton and Mike-Steven Bähre were 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, Anton 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]

International career

Anton was eligible to play for Germany, Russia and Uzbekistan. He 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 named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[15]

Personal life

Anton was born in Olmaliq, Uzbekistan to Russia German parents and moved to Germany at the age of two, his father is from Ekaterinburg, Russia, and his mother is Volga German.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total Ref.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nord 111———111[4]
Hannover 96 2015–16 Bundesliga 8100——81[4]
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 31220——332[4]
2017–18 Bundesliga 27120——291[4]
2018–19 Bundesliga 34120——361[4]
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 30010——310[4]
Total 130570——1375—
VfB Stuttgart 2020–21 Bundesliga 31030——210[4]
2021–22 Bundesliga 29220——312[4]
2022–23 Bundesliga 34140—2[lower-alpha 1]0401[4]
2023–24 Bundesliga 33041——371[4]
Total 1273131—201294—
Career total 2559201002027710—
  1. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International
As of match played 29 June 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202430
Total30

Honours

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "Waldemar Anton". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Bundesliga: Hannover verlängert mit Retter Frontzeck". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "Waldemar Anton » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "Schulz und Kiyotake beatmen Hannover" (in German). kicker. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. "Ben-Hatira entscheidet den Abstiegskrimi" (in German). kicker. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. "Anton und Sobiech brechen den Heimfluch" (in German). kicker. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  8. "VfB macht Anton-Transfer perfekt – Jackson Martinez kein Thema". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "Waldemar Anton verlängert bis 2025". VfB Stuttgart (in German). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. "Anton extends contract through to 2027". VfB Stuttgart. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. "Waldemar Anton Personenprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. "Spain beat Germany to win U21 Euros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  13. "Start ins EM-Jahr mit sechs Neulingen und sechs Rückkehrern" (in German). German Football Association. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  14. "France v Germany game report". ESPN. 23 March 2024.
  15. "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  16. ""Wer ist Anton Waldemar"? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии". sports.ru (in Russian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  17. "Waldemar Anton international matches". EU-Football.info. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  18. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  19. "Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!". Bundesliga. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  20. "Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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