Anthony Swolfs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Malle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koningshof[2] | |||
| Brasschaat[2] | |||
| Royal Antwerp[2] | |||
| Beerschot[2] | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Mechelen | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Telstar | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dordrecht | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 41 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Swolfs (born 25 November 1997) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Career
[edit]In February 2015, Swolfs signed with Mechelen, who had scouted him in the youth department of Club Brugge. There, he became fourth in the goalkeepers depth chart behind Jean-François Gillet, Colin Coosemans and Anthony Moris. He did not make an official appearance during his three years at Mechelen, but Swolfs impressed to such a degree with the reserve team that he secured a move to Gent, where he signed in January 2018.[2] At Gent, he became third goalkeeper on the depth chart behind Lovre Kalinić and Yannick Thoelen.
To allow Swolf to gain playing experience, Gent loaned him out to Waasland-Beveren in the summer of 2018.[3] There too, however, he became backup, this time to Davy Roef and Kevin Debaty. He only made his debut in the Belgian First Division A on 11 May 2019, when manager Adnan Čustović started him in the second play-off match against Cercle Brugge. Swolfs only allowed one goal and helped Waasland-Beveren to a 2–1 win. On the final matchday of the season, he also made a start, this time against Royal Excel Mouscron.
On 31 May 2019, Dutch Eerste Divisie club Telstar signed Swolf on a free transfer from Gent. He signed a one-year contract with the option of an extra year with the club.[4] He immediately became the starting goalkeeper. One year later, Swolf moved to division rivals Dordrecht.[5]
In January 2021, Swolfs abruptly announced his retirement from football after a match against Volendam to focus on a career as a financial adviser.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anthony Swolfs at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d e "Anthony Swolfs tekent bij KAA Gent". kaagent.be (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Walckiers, Johan (30 August 2018). "Officieel: Waasland-Beveren haalt doublure voor Roef bij AA Gent". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Telstar haalt Swolfs op bij Gent en verlengt met Van der Maaten". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Bomgaars, Arco (25 June 2020). "Anthony Swolfs nieuwe doelman FC Dordrecht". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (19 January 2021). "Hij hield de nul en weg was Anthony Swolfs". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "23-jarige Belgische keeper Anthony Swolfs stopt ermee en stapt in zakenleven". sporza.be (in Dutch). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- K.V. Mechelen players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- S.K. Beveren players
- SC Telstar players
- FC Dordrecht players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- People from Malle
- Footballers from Antwerp Province