Anton Salétros

Anton Salétros

Saletros with FC Rostov in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Anton Janos Jönsson Salétros
Date of birth	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AIK
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2009	Enskede IK
2010–2013	AIK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	AIK	77	(4)
2017	→ Újpest (loan)	5	(0)
2018–2020	Rostov	6	(0)
2019	→ AIK (loan)	26	(2)
2020	→ Sarpsborg 08 (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2022	Sarpsborg 08	63	(9)
2023	Caen	15	(1)
2023–	AIK	43	(4)
International career^‡
2011–2013	Sweden U17	28	(3)
2013–2015	Sweden U19	14	(0)
2015–2018	Sweden U21	8	(0)
2020–	Sweden	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Anton Janos Jönsson Salétros (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɒleːtroʃ]; born 12 April 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club AIK and the Sweden national team.

Club career

AIK

Born in Stockholm, Salétros started his career with local club Enskede IK before joining his home-town team AIK in 2010. On 31 August 2013, he made his debut with the first team squad in Sweden's top flight, Allsvenskan, replacing Ibrahim Moro against Gefle IF, in his only official appearance of that championship. [1] In the following season he played 15 games, including 3 as a starter. On 25 April 2016 he scored his first league goal, with a shot from outside the area in a 2-1 win over IF Elfsborg.[2]

In order to allow him to get more regular playing time, in August 2017 the AIK management chose to loan Salétros to the Hungarian side Újpest FC until 30 June 2018. With the Budapest team he made five appearances, before returning to AIK. [3] In January 2018 he returned to AIK a few months before the loan expired, and played 12 league games, scoring 3 goals as AIK won the league title.

Rostov

On 6 June 2018, Salétros signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Rostov.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 September 2018 in a Russian Cup 4–0 victory over a third-tier club FC Syzran-2003.[5]

loan to AIK

On 6 February 2019, he returned to AIK on loan until 30 June 2019.[6] The loan was then extended to 31 December 2019.[7] During the season he was a regular starter for AIK, appearing in 26 league matches and scored two goals.

Sarpsborg 08

On 14 February 2020, Sarpsborg 08 announced that they had signed Salétros on a loan deal that kept him at the club till the end of July 2020.[8][9]

On 5 October 2020, Sarpsborg 08 announced the signing of Salétros on a two-and-a-half-year contract, following his release by Rostov.[10] On 8 November 2020, Salétros scored his first goal in the Norwegian top flight, Eliteserien, in a 3-2 loss to IK Start. Over the next few years Salétros was regarded as one of the top midfielders in Norway, appearing in 77 matches and scoring 11 goals.

Caen

After three seasons in Norway, on 2 January 2023 Salétros joined French club Caen on a free transfer, signing a deal until June 2025.[11][12] On 3 February 2023, Salétros scored his first goal in Ligue 2, scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 victory over SC Bastia.[13]

Return to AIK

On 9 July 2023, it was announced that Salétros would return to AIK on a deal until 31 December 2026.[14] Upon his return to AIK, on 17 July 2023, he was instrumental in both goals in the 2-1 away win against Varbergs BoIS.[15] The following year he was one of three candidates for the 2024 Allsvenskan midfielder of the year award.[16]

International career

Salétros was a part of the Sweden U17 team that finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He made his senior international debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Kosovo on 12 January 2020.[17]

Personal life

Salétros was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was born in Hungary.

Salétros is in a relationship with Sweden women international Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 November 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AIK	2013	Allsvenskan	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014		15	0	1	0	4	0	20	0
	2015		20	0	2	1	4	0	26	1
	2016		19	1	4	0	5	0	28	1
	2017		10	0	0	0	5	0	15	0
	Total		65	1	7	1	18	0	90	2
Újpest (loan)	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
AIK	2018	Allsvenskan	12	3	2	0	0	0	14	3
Rostov	2018–19	Russian Premier League	6	0	3	1	—		9	1
AIK (loan)	2019	Allsvenskan	26	2	1	0	8	0	35	2
Sarpsborg 08 (loan)	2020	Eliteserien	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Sarpsborg 08	2020	Eliteserien	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	2021		26	3	2	2	—		28	5
	2022		28	5	2	0	—		30	5
	Total		73	9	4	2	0	0	77	11
Caen	2022–23	Ligue 2	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
AIK	2023	Allsvenskan	16	1	6	1	0	0	22	2
	2024		27	3	1	1	0	0	28	4
	Total		43	4	7	2	0	0	50	6
Career total			245	20	24	6	26	0	295	26

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2020	1	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	10	0
Total		11	0

Honours

AIK

• Allsvenskan; 2018[20]

Sweden U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2013

References

1. "AIK 3 - 0 Gefle IF FF" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 31 August 2013.
2. "AIK 2 - 1 IF Elfsborg" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 25 April 2016.
3. "Officiellt: AIK lånar ut Anton Salétros till Újpest FC" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 13 August 2017.
4. "Антон Салетрос – игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
5. "Syzran-2003 - Rostov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 26 September 2018.
6. "Anton Salétros på lån till AIK Fotboll" [Anton Salétros on loan to AIK] (in Swedish). AIK. 6 February 2019.
7. "Anton Salétros kvar i AIK under hela 2019". aikfotboll.se/ (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
8. "Anton Salétros er klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
9. "Антон Салетрос продолжит сезон в клубе "Сарпсборг 08"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
10. "ANTON SALÉTROS BLIR SARPSBORG 08-SPILLER PERMANENT". sarpsborg08.no/ (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.^[permanent dead link‍]
11. "Ligue 2 : Anton Salétros signe à Caen (off)". Foot National (in French). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
12. "Anton Salétros s'engage avec le Stade Malherbe". Stade Malherbe Caen (in French). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
13. "SM Caen. Anton Salétros, the man who can lift the second half of the season". actu.fr (in French). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
14. "Transfer Market: Anton Saletros leaves SM Caen six months after his arrival to return to Sweden". francebleu.fr (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
15. "Viktiga tre poäng i Varberg" (in Swedish). aikfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
16. "De är nominerade till Allsvenskans Stora Pris 2024" (in Swedish). allsvenskan.se. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
17. "SPELARBETYG: Tre underkända i Sveriges seger". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
18. Strömberg, Therese. "Anton Salétros om Johanna Rytting Kaneryds uppmaning". Expressen (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
19. "A. SALÉTROS". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
20. "Anton Salétros". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

• Anton Salétros at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)