Anton Shvets Explained

Anton Shvets
Fullname:Anton Olegovich Shvets
Birth Date:26 April 1993
Birth Place:Henichesk, Ukraine
Height:1.90 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Akhmat Grozny
Clubnumber:23
Youthyears1:1998–2003
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Youthyears2:2003–2006
Youthclubs2:CSKA Moscow
Youthyears3:2006–2008
Youthclubs3:Spartak Moscow
Youthyears4:2008–2010
Youthclubs4:Trudovye Rezervy Moscow
Youthyears5:2010–2011
Youthclubs5:Spartak Moscow
Youthyears6:2011–2012
Youthclubs6:Zaragoza
Years1:2012–2014
Caps1:63
Goals1:5
Years2:2014
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2017
Caps3:71
Goals3:4
Years4:2017–
Caps4:152
Goals4:8
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:19 August 2024
Ntupdate:27 March 2018

Anton Olegovich Shvets (Russian: Антон Олегович Швец, Ukrainian: Антон Олегович Швець, Georgian: ანტონ ოლეგოვიჩ შვეცი; born 26 April 1993) is a footballer who plays for Akhmat Grozny as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ukraine, he has represented the Russian national team.

Club career

Born in Ukraine to a Ukrainian father and a Georgian mother, Shvets moved to Georgia at early age, and later moved to Russia.[1] In September 2010 he went on a trial at Real Zaragoza, but could not sign with the club due to his age;[2] he later returned to Russia and joined FC Spartak Moscow's youth setup.[3]

In the 2011 summer Shvets returned to Zaragoza, being assigned to the Juvenil squad. He made his senior debuts with Zaragoza's reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, appearing rarely in Segunda División B.

On 23 March 2014 Shvets played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División championship.[4] On 19 June he moved to another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third level.[5]

On 1 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[6] On 5 December 2022, Shvets extended his contract with Akhmat until the end of the 2025–26 season.[7]

International career

In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,[8] but refused to link up with the squad, committing himself to Russia. He played his first full international for his country on 27 March 2018 against France, replacing Alexandr Yerokhin, the game Russia lost with a score of 1–3.[9]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up,[10] but was excluded from the final list.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza B2011–12Segunda División B4040
2012–13Segunda División B32010330
2013–14Tercera División27520295
Total635000030665
Zaragoza2013–14Segunda División100010
Villarreal B2014–15Segunda División B301301
2015–16Segunda División B203203
2016–17Segunda División B210210
Total714000000714
Akhmat Grozny2017–18Russian Premier League25310263
2018–19Russian Premier League20200202
2019–20Russian Premier League19020210
2020–21Russian Premier League21152263
2021–22Russian Premier League17000170
2022–23Russian Premier League27260332
2022–24Russian Premier League18041221
2024–25Russian Premier League402060
Total1518203000017111
Career total28617203003030920

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/anton-shvets-renuncia-jugar-georgia-esperando-rusia_836364.html Anton Shvets renuncia a jugar con Georgia esperando a Rusia (Anton Shvets refuses to play for Georgia waiting for Rusia)
  2. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/el_futbolista_desconocido.html El futbolista desconocido (The unknown footballer)
  3. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real_zaragoza/2014/03/23/anton_que_anton_277920_611027.html Anton Shvets, el cuñado ruso del central checo (Anton Shvets, the Russian brother-in-law of the Czech stopper)
  4. http://www.marca.com/2014/03/23/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1395580879.html Muñoz no cambia la dinámica y el Dépor sigue la estela del líder (Muñoz does not change the dynamic and Dépor remains in the trail of the leader)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040900/http://6cero.com/a/yeraycortes/2014/jun/anton-shvets-villarreal/239575 Anton Shvets, al Villarreal (Anton Shvets, to Villarreal)
  6. Web site: Антон Швец подписал контракт с ФК Ахмат. FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 July 2017. Russian. 1 July 2017.
  7. Web site: FC Akhmat Grozny. Антон Швец продлил контракт с "Ахматом" на три года.. Anton Shvets extended contract with Akhmat for three years. 5 December 2022. 18 March 2023. ru.
  8. http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/jugador-filial-shvets-convocado-seleccion-sub-21-georgia_836234.html El jugador del filial Shvets, convocado por la selección sub-21 de Georgia (Reserve team player Shvets, called up to Georgia under-21s)
  9. Web site: Russian Football Union. Russia-France game report. 27 March 2018. Russian.
  10. Web site: Russian Football Union. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира. Russian. 11 May 2018.
  11. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064. ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018. 3 June 2018. Russian.