Anton Donkor

Anton Donkor
Donkor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anton-Leander Donkor
Date of birth (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 27)
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
Number 30
Youth career
2002–2008 RSV Göttingen 05
2008–2012 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 13 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U18 3 (0)
2016 Germany U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024

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]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 13 0 2 0 15 0
Career total 204 16 9 0 213 16

Honours

Hansa Rostock

Everton U23

References

  1. ^ "Anton Donkor". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Everton secure loan signing of Anton Donkor from Wolfsburg". ESPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Everton re-sign Donkor on loan from Wolfsburg". Sky Sports. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "FCC sichert sich Dienste von Stürmer Anton Donkor". FC Carl Zeiss Jena (in German). 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Zwei Neue für Waldhof: Garcia und Donkor bleiben drittklassig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Anton Donkor verstärkt die Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Anton Donkor - Club matches". Worldfootball.
  9. ^ "Doppelpacker Breier schießt Rostock zum Pokalsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.