Anton Shvets

Anton Shvets
Shvets with Russia national team in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anton Olegovich Shvets
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993
Place of birth Henichesk, Ukraine
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2003 Dinamo Tbilisi
2003–2006 CSKA Moscow
2006–2008 Spartak Moscow
2008–2010 Trudovye Rezervy Moscow
2010–2011 Spartak Moscow
2011–2012 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Zaragoza B 63 (5)
2014 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2014–2017 Villarreal B 71 (4)
2017–2025 Akhmat Grozny 162 (8)
2025–2026 Rubin Kazan 1 (0)
International career
2018 Russia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Olegovich Shvets (Russian: Антон Олегович Швец, Ukrainian: Антон Олегович Швець, Georgian: ანტონ ოლეგოვიჩ შვეცი; born 26 April 1993) is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ukraine, he has represented the Russian national team.

Club career

Born in Ukraine to a Ukrainian father and a Georgian mother, Shvets moved to Georgia at early age, and later moved to Russia.[2] In September 2010 he went on a trial at Real Zaragoza, but could not sign with the club due to his age;[3] he later returned to Russia and joined FC Spartak Moscow's youth setup.[4]

In the 2011 summer Shvets returned to Zaragoza, being assigned to the Juvenil squad. He made his senior debuts with Zaragoza's reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, appearing rarely in Segunda División B.

On 23 March 2014 Shvets played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División championship.[5] On 19 June he moved to another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third level.[6]

On 1 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.[7] On 5 December 2022, Shvets extended his contract with Akhmat until the end of the 2025–26 season.[8] Shvets left Akhmat by mutual consent on 24 July 2025, after eight seasons at the club.[9]

On 16 September 2025, Shvets signed with Rubin Kazan.[10] After playing in just two games, he first suffered an injury that kept him out of play for about a month, and shortly upon returning he suffered an ACL tear in training in late October.[11] On 2 July 2026, he retired from playing.[12]

International career

In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,[13] but refused to link up with the squad, committing himself to Russia.[2] He played his first full international for his country on 27 March 2018 against France, replacing Alexandr Yerokhin, the game Russia lost with a score of 1–3.[14]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up,[15] but was excluded from the final list.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza B 2011–12 Segunda División B 40——40
2012–13 Segunda División B 320—1[a]0330
2013–14 Tercera División 275—2[b]0295
Total 6350030665
Zaragoza 2013–14 Segunda División 1000—10
Villarreal B 2014–15 Segunda División B 301——301
2015–16 Segunda División B 203——203
2016–17 Segunda División B 210——210
Total 7140000714
Akhmat Grozny 2017–18 Russian Premier League 25310—263
2018–19 Russian Premier League 20200—202
2019–20 Russian Premier League 19020—210
2020–21 Russian Premier League 21152—263
2021–22 Russian Premier League 17000—170
2022–23 Russian Premier League 27260—332
2022–24 Russian Premier League 18041—221
2024–25 Russian Premier League 15071—221
Total 16282540018712
Rubin Kazan 2025–26 Russian Premier League 1010—20
Career total 298172643032721

References

  1. ↑ Anton Shvets at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
  2. 1 2 Anton Shvets renuncia a jugar con Georgia esperando a Rusia (Anton Shvets refuses to play for Georgia waiting for Rusia); El Periódico de Aragón, 7 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El futbolista desconocido (The unknown footballer); Heraldo, 29 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Anton Shvets, el cuñado ruso del central checo (Anton Shvets, the Russian brother-in-law of the Czech stopper); Heraldo, 23 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Muñoz no cambia la dinámica y el Dépor sigue la estela del líder (Muñoz does not change the dynamic and Dépor remains in the trail of the leader); Marca, 23 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Anton Shvets, al Villarreal (Anton Shvets, to Villarreal); 6cero, 19 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Антон Швец подписал контракт с ФК Ахмат" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Антон Швец продлил контракт с "Ахматом" на три года" [Anton Shvets extended contract with Akhmat for three years] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Антон Швец покидает "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Антон Швец – в "Рубине"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "У Антона Швеца диагностирован разрыв крестообразной связки" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Антон Швец завершил игровую карьеру" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  13. ↑ El jugador del filial Shvets, convocado por la selección sub-21 de Georgia (Reserve team player Shvets, called up to Georgia under-21s); El Periódico de Aragón, 6 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ "Russia-France game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
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