Anton Shvets

Anton Shvets
Shvets with Russia national team in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anton Olegovich Shvets
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Henichesk, Ukraine
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 162 (8)
International career‡
2018 Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[2] In September 2010 he went on a trial at Real Zaragoza, but could not sign with the club due to his age;[3] he later returned to Russia and joined FC Spartak Moscow's youth setup.[4]

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.[5] On 19 June he moved to another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third level.[6]

On 1 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[7] On 5 December 2022, Shvets extended his contract with Akhmat until the end of the 2025–26 season.[8]

International career

In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,[9] but refused to link up with the squad, committing himself to Russia.[2] 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.[10]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up,[11] but was excluded from the final list.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Segunda División B 32 0 — — 1[a] 0 33 0
2013–14 Tercera División 27 5 — — 2[b] 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
Villarreal B 2014–15 Segunda División B 30 1 — — — 30 1
2015–16 Segunda División B 20 3 — — — 20 3
2016–17 Segunda División B 21 0 — — — 21 0
Total 71 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 4
Akhmat Grozny 2017–18 Russian Premier League 25 3 1 0 — — 26 3
2018–19 Russian Premier League 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
2019–20 Russian Premier League 19 0 2 0 — — 21 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 21 1 5 2 — — 26 3
2021–22 Russian Premier League 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2022–23 Russian Premier League 27 2 6 0 — — 33 2
2022–24 Russian Premier League 18 0 4 1 — — 22 1
2024–25 Russian Premier League 15 0 7 1 — — 22 1
Total 162 8 25 4 0 0 0 0 187 12
Career total 297 17 25 4 0 0 3 0 325 21
  1. ^ One appearance in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Two appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ Anton Shvets at Russian Premier League
  2. ^ a b 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)
  3. ^ El futbolista desconocido (The unknown footballer); Heraldo, 29 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Anton Shvets, al Villarreal (Anton Shvets, to Villarreal); 6cero, 19 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Антон Швец подписал контракт с ФК Ахмат" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Антон Швец продлил контракт с "Ахматом" на три года" [Anton Shvets extended contract with Akhmat for three years] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Russia-France game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  12. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.