Anton Shvets
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 central midfielder. Born in Ukraine, Shvets represents the Russia national football team internationally.
 Shvets with Russia national team in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Olegovich Shvets | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Henichesk, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2003–2006 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 2006–2008 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2008–2010 | Trudovye Rezervy Moscow | ||
| 2010–2011 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2011–2012 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Zaragoza B | 63 | (5) |
| 2014 | Zaragoza | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Villarreal B | 71 | (4) |
| 2017– | Akhmat Grozny | 76 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Russia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
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 for 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]
International career
In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,[7] but refused to link up with the squad, committing himself to Russia.[1] 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.[8]
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up,[9] but was excluded from the final list.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zaragoza B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Tercera División | 27 | 5 | – | – | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 5 | ||
| Zaragoza | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Villareal B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
| FC Akhmat Grozny | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 12 | ||
- One appearance in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
- Two appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
References
- Anton Shvets renuncia a jugar con Georgia esperando a Rusia (Anton Shvets refuses to play for Georgia waiting for Rusia); El Periódico de Aragón, 7 March 2013 (in Spanish)
- El futbolista desconocido (The unknown footballer); Heraldo, 29 September 2010 (in Spanish)
- Anton Shvets, el cuñado ruso del central checo (Anton Shvets, the Russian brother-in-law of the Czech stopper); Heraldo, 23 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- 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); Marca, 23 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- Anton Shvets, al Villarreal (Anton Shvets, to Villarreal); 6cero, 19 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Антон Швец подписал контракт с ФК Ахмат" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- El jugador del filial Shvets, convocado por la selección sub-21 de Georgia (Reserve team player Shvets, called up to Georgia under-21s); El Periódico de Aragón, 6 March 2013 (in Spanish)
- "Russia-France game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 March 2018.
- "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
External links
- Anton Shvets at BDFutbol
- Anton Shvets at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Anton Shvets at Soccerway