Anton Donkor

Anton Donkor
Donkor in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anton-Leander Donkor
Date of birth (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997
Place of birth Göttingen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04 II
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)
2024–2026 Schalke 04 28 (0)
2025– Schalke 04 II 7 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Germany U18 3 (0)
2016 Germany U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2026

Anton-Leander Donkor (born 11 November 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Regionalliga West club Schalke 04 II.[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]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Donkor is of Ghanaian descent.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 121—121
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 60—60
Total 181—181
Hansa Rostock II 2018–19 NOFV-Oberliga 53—53
Hansa Rostock 2018–19 3. Liga 9110101
Carl Zeiss Jena 2019–20 3. Liga 292—292
Waldhof Mannheim 2020–21 3. Liga 32410334
2021–22 3. Liga 33020350
Total 65430684
Eintracht Braunschweig 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 32320343
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 33210342
Total 65530685
Schalke 04 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 26020280
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 201030
Total 28030310
Schalke 04 II 2025–26 Regionalliga West 50—50
2026–27 Regionalliga West 20—20
Total 70—70
Career total 2261610023616

Honours

Everton U23

Hansa Rostock

Schalke 04

References

  1. ↑ "Anton Donkor". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Everton secure loan signing of Anton Donkor from Wolfsburg". ESPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ https://sportsworldghana.com/german-born-ghanaian-forward-anton-donkor-joins-eintracht-braunschweig-until-2024/
  9. ↑ "Anton Donkor - Club matches". Worldfootball.
  10. ↑ "Doppelpacker Breier schießt Rostock zum Pokalsieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Elversberg siegt – Schalke ist Meister!". bundesliga.com (in German). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
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