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Anton Donkor
German footballer (born 1997)
Anton-Leander Donkor (born 11 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton-Leander Donkor | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Göttingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | RSV Göttingen 05 | ||
| 2009–2012 | SG Lenglern | ||
| 2012–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| 2017 | → Everton (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 18 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hansa Rostock (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Hansa Rostock II (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 29 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Waldhof Mannheim | 65 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 65 | (5) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 | |||
In January 2017, Donkor joined Premier League side Everton on loan until the end of the season, joining up with the club's under-23 side.[2] In July 2017, after an injury hit first spell, he rejoined Everton on loan until January 2018.[3] On 12 June 2019, Donkor joined FC Carl Zeiss Jena on a two-year deal.[4] On 26 July 2020, Donkor joined SV Waldhof Mannheim.[5]
On 8 June 2022, he moved to Eintracht Braunschweig with a two-year contract.[6]
On 14 May 2024, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Donkor on a free transfer until 30 June 2027.[7]
- As of match played 19 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nord | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2018–19 | NOFV-Oberliga | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | |
| Hansa Rostock | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 29 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 4 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 5 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 191 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 198 | 16 | ||
Hansa Rostock
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup: 2018–19[9]
Everton U23
- "Anton Donkor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "Everton secure loan signing of Anton Donkor from Wolfsburg". ESPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Everton re-sign Donkor on loan from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- FCC SICHERT SICH DIENSTE VON STÜRMER ANTON DONKOR, fc-carlzeiss-jena.de, 12 June 2019
- "Zwei Neue für Waldhof: Garcia und Donkor bleiben drittklassig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "Anton Donkor verstärkt die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.
- "Anton Donkor - Club matches". Worldfootball.
- "Doppelpacker Breier schießt Rostock zum Pokalsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "Everton re-sign Donkor on loan from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- Anton Donkor at kicker (in German)
- Anton Donkor at DFB (also available in German)
- Anton Donkor at Soccerway