Anthony Swolfs

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Anthony Swolfs
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26)
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]

  1. ^ a b Anthony Swolfs at Soccerway
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Walckiers, Johan (30 August 2018). "Officieel: Waasland-Beveren haalt doublure voor Roef bij AA Gent". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Telstar haalt Swolfs op bij Gent en verlengt met Van der Maaten". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ Bomgaars, Arco (25 June 2020). "Anthony Swolfs nieuwe doelman FC Dordrecht". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ Jakobs, Geert-Jan (19 January 2021). "Hij hield de nul en weg was Anthony Swolfs". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ^ "23-jarige Belgische keeper Anthony Swolfs stopt ermee en stapt in zakenleven". sporza.be (in Dutch). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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