Anthony Jung

Anthony Jung (German pronunciation: [anˈtonɪ ˈjʊŋ]; born 3 November 1991) is a German professional footballer[1] who plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Anthony Jung
Jung with RB Leipzig in 2016
Personal information
Full name Anthony Jung
Date of birth (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991
Place of birth Villajoyosa, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 3
Youth career
1. FC Nord Wiesbaden
Germania Wiesbaden
FV Biebrich 02
Wehen Wiesbaden
2005–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Eintracht Frankfurt II 53 (1)
2012–2013 FSV Frankfurt II 11 (1)
2012–2013 FSV Frankfurt 10 (0)
2013–2018 RB Leipzig 78 (3)
2015–2016 RB Leipzig II 2 (1)
2016–2017 → FC Ingolstadt (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 → Brøndby (loan) 29 (1)
2018– Brøndby 77 (3)
National team
2011–2012 Germany U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Jung played youth football for multiple clubs in the Wiesbaden area before joining the Eintracht Frankfurt youth academy in 2005. In 2010 he was included in the club's second team, where he became a regular in the German fourth tier. In January 2012, first team head coach, Armin Veh included Jung in the first team training camp in Qatar.[2] After the 2011–12 season, he joined FSV Frankfurt on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal with the option of extending the deal with another year.[3] In the first match of the 2012–13 season, a 1–1 draw against SV Sandhausen, Jung made his professional debut.

RB Leipzig

Jung joined RB Leipzig in June 2013, who had just been promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. He signed a three-year deal with the club.[4] In 2015, he extended his contract to 2019.[5]

Loan to Ingolstadt

In August 2016, Jung was loaned to Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt for the 2016–17 season.[6] There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 2–1 home loss against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[7] On 10 December 2016, Jung gave an assist to Roger from a free kick to inflict RB Leipzig's first defeat in the 2016–17 Bundesliga, ending their run of 13 unbeaten league games.[8]

As Ingolstadt were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after the season, he returned to RB Leipzig.[9]

Brøndby

In July 2017, Jung joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF on a one-year loan deal reuniting with former RB Leipzig coach Alexander Zorniger.[10][11] On 23 July 2017, he made his Superliga debut in 3–2 away loss to Nordsjælland. Jung scored his first goal for the club on 19 April 2018, the match-winner, in a 2–3 away win over Midtjylland, giving his club a three-point advantage in the title mount.[12] During the 2017–18 season, Jung made 29 league appearances in which he scored one goal, as Brøndby finished second in the league behind Midtjylland. On 10 May 2018, he made an appearance as Brøndby defeated Silkeborg 3–1 in the Danish Cup final; the club's first silverware in 10 years.[13][14]

In June 2018, RB Leipzig and Brøndby reached an agreement for a permanent transfer of Jung. He signed a three-year deal with the Danish club.[15] He soon evolved into a starter for the club, first as a left-back, and later under head coach Niels Frederiksen, as a centre-back in his 3–5–2 formation.[16] Jung scored his second goal for the club on 16 February 2020 in a 0–2 away win over OB, a tap-in early in the match.[17] His third goal came a week later, on 23 February, in a 3–2 away loss to AaB as he volleyed in the 2–2 equaliser from the edge of the box.[18] He scored again on 7 June, after the season had been resumed as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first goal in a 3–2 away loss to AC Horsens.[19] However, he was also sent off during the match as he received two yellow cards.[20] Jung finished the 2019–20 season with 40 appearances across all competitions, including qualifiers for the UEFA Europa League, scoring three goals – all in the Superliga.[21]

International career

Jung was born in Villajoyosa, Spain, to a German father and Spanish mother. He emigrated at the age of three with his divorced father to Germany.[22] He is a youth international for Germany.

Honours

Brøndby

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2020.[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 28000——280
2011–12 25100——251
Total 53100——531
FSV Frankfurt 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 10000——100
FSV Frankfurt II 2012–13 Regionalliga Südwest 11100——111
RB Leipzig 2013–14 3. Liga 24310——253
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 32031——351
2015–16 22020——240
Total 78361——844
RB Leipzig II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nordost 2100——21
Ingolstadt (loan) 2016–17 Bundesliga 16110——171
Brøndby (loan) 2017–18 Superliga 29140——331
Brøndby 2018–19 Superliga 310304[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0390
2019–20 323206[lower-alpha 1]000403
2020–21 13010—00140
Total 1054100100101264
Career totals 275111711001030312
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-off

References
  1. "Jung, Anthony" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. "Das große Aufräumen". Frankfurter Neue Presse. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. "FSV Frankfurt verpflichtet Anthony Jung". spox.com. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. "NÄCHSTER NEUZUGANG: ANTHONY JUNG VERSTÄRKT AB SOFORT DIE ROTEN BULLEN!" (in German). redbulls.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. "Offiziell: Jung verlängert bis 2019". ligainsider.de. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. TINTE TROCKEN: ANTHONY JUNG SPIELT KÜNFTIG IN DER DONAUSTADT!, fcingolstadt.de (German)
  7. "FC Ingolstadt 04 – TSG Hoffenheim 1:2, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 2016/17, 6.Spieltag – Spielbericht". kicker.de. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. "Ingolstadt 1-0 RB Leipzig". BBC Sport. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. "Oliver Burke nach England? - Anthony Jung wieder da". ligainsider.de. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. "Brøndby IF lejer Bundesliga-back". Brøndby IF. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. "Deadline Day done! The complete list of Bundesliga summer transfers". Bundesliga. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. "FCM taber 2-3 efter Brøndby-comeback". TV Midtvest (in Danish). 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  13. "Brøndby er pokalmester: Ender ti års pokaltørke". TV2 Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. "Live: Brøndby IF - Silkeborg IF". Eurosport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "Officielt: Brøndby henter Jung permanent". 3point.dk. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  16. Claes, Lasse (12 February 2020). "Brøndby-profil melder ud: Bliver her ikke". bt.dk (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 8 October 2020. »Jeg skal spille en mere central rolle i den nye sæson. Det er en ny plads for mig, og det er en udfordring, som jeg glæder mig til,« siger han.
  17. Strandbygaard, Aske (17 February 2020). "Jung efter karrierens nemmeste scoring: 'Jeg tror alle på stadion havde scoret'". TV3 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. "AaB slår Brøndby i dramatisk målfest". Danmarks Radio (in Danish). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. Møller Karlsen, Nanna (7 June 2020). "Se Jung score på flot helflugter mod Horsens". 3point.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. Dalgård, Jonas (7 June 2020). "ACH tager ottendepladsen med sejr over BIF". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. "A. Jung". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  22. NEUZUGANG JUNG: "MÖCHTE BEI DEN SCHANZERN FUSS FASSEN!", fcingolstadt.de (German)
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