Anthony Swolfs

Anthony Swolfs (born 25 November 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht.[1]

Anthony Swolfs
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997
Place of birth Malle, Belgium
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dordrecht
Number 1
Youth career
Koningshof[2]
Brasschaat[2]
Royal Antwerp[2]
Beerschot[2]
Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Mechelen 0 (0)
2018–2019 Gent 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 Telstar 19 (0)
2020– Dordrecht 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

In February 2015, Swolfs signed with Mechelen, who had scouted him in the youth department of Club Brugge. There, he became fourth in the goalkeepers depth chart behind Jean-François Gillet, Colin Coosemans and Anthony Moris. He did not make an official appearance during his three years at Mechelen, but Swolfs impressed to such a degree with the reserve team that he secured a move to Gent, where he signed in January 2018.[2] At Gent, he became third goalkeeper on the depth chart behind Lovre Kalinić and Yannick Thoelen.

To allow Swolf to gain playing experience, Gent loaned him out to Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2018.[3] There too, however, he became backup, this time to Davy Roef and Kevin Debaty. He only made his debut in the Belgian First Division A on 11 May 2019, when manager Adnan Čustović started him in the second play-off match against Cercle Brugge. Swolfs only allowed one goal and helped Waasland-Beveren to a 2–1 win. On the final matchday of the season, he also made a start, this time against Royal Excel Mouscron.

On 31 May 2019, Dutch Eerste Divisie club Telstar signed Swolf on a free transfer from Gent. He signed a one-year contract with the option of an extra year with the club.[4] He immediately became the starting goalkeeper. One year later, Swolf moved to division rivals FC Dordrecht.[5]

References
  1. Anthony Swolfs at Soccerway
  2. "Anthony Swolfs tekent bij KAA Gent". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Walckiers, Johan (30 August 2018). "Officieel: Waasland-Beveren haalt doublure voor Roef bij AA Gent". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Telstar haalt Swolfs op bij Gent en verlengt met Van der Maaten". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. Bomgaars, Arco (25 June 2020). "Anthony Swolfs nieuwe doelman FC Dordrecht". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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