Antony (footballer)

Antony Matheus dos Santos (born 24 February 2000), simply known as Antony, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a right winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Brazil national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Matheus and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Antony
Personal information
Full name Antony Matheus dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000[1]
Place of birth Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 São Paulo 42 (6)
2020– Ajax 55 (17)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 23 (6)
2021– Brazil 9 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:14, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

São Paulo

Born in Osasco, Antony joined the youth setup of São Paulo FC in 2010. In 2018, his side won the J League Challenge tournament in Japan and he was voted as the best player of the tournament.[2]

On 26 September 2018, Antony along with Helinho and Igor Gomes were promoted to the senior team,[3] and he signed a contract until September 2023.[2] On 15 November, he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute for Helinho in a 1–1 draw against Grêmio.[4]

Ajax

On 23 February 2020, Ajax signed Antony on a five-year deal for an initial £13 million, which could rise to £18.2 million.[5] On 13 September 2020, he scored his first goal for Ajax in a 1–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[6] In a league game against SBV Vitesse, he bagged his second goal for Ajax. On 3 November 2020, Antony scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 away win over Midtjylland in the 2020–21 season.[7]

International career

On 17 June 2021, Antony was named in the Brazil under-23 squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela. He came on as a substitute in 77th minute and scored a goal in added time to establish the final score of 3–1 for Brazil.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 March 2022.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2018 Série A 3000000030
2019 Série A 294101[lower-alpha 2]014[lower-alpha 3]2456
2020 Série A 00002[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]040
Total 3241030162526
Ajax 2020–21 Eredivisie 3294010[lower-alpha 4]1—4610
2021–22 Eredivisie 238327[lower-alpha 5]2003312
Total 551772173007922
Career total 87218220316213128
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil and KNVB Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  4. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[11]
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
202151
202241
Total92
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2021Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela1 Venezuela3–13–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.1 February 2022Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil7 Paraguay3–04–0

Honours

Ajax

Brazil U23

Individual

References
  1. "Antony e Helinho são promovidos pelo São Paulo ao elenco profissional" [Antony and Helinho are promoted by São Paulo to the professional cast] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "São Paulo renova contrato de Antony até setembro de 2023" [São Paulo renews contract of Antony until September of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Garotos da base são promovidos e treinam no São Paulo; Everton corre de novo no gramado" [Base boys are promoted and trained in São Paulo; Everton runs back on the lawn] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "Com apoio de Lucas Moura, Antony celebra estreia pelo São Paulo" [With support from Lucas Moura, Antony celebrates his debut for São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "Ajax sign Brazil U23 winger Antony Matheus dos Santos for £13m from Sao Paulo". BBC Sport. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax Amsterdam". ESPN. 13 September 2020.
  7. "Midtjylland 1–2 Ajax". UEFA. 3 November 2020.
  8. "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. "Venezuela v Brazil game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  10. Antony at Soccerway
  11. "Antony". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. "Ajax strike late to down Vitesse and lift their 20th KNVB Cup". Football Oranje. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  • Antony at São Paulo FC's website
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