Paul Anton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Viorel Anton | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bistrița, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Getafe (on loan from Dinamo București) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Gloria Bistrița | 60 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Delta Tulcea (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Târgu Mureș (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 70 | (6) |
| 2015– | Dinamo București | 24 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Getafe (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Romania U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2016. | |||
Paul Viorel Anton (born 10 May 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish side Getafe CF, on loan from FC Dinamo București.
Career
In 2008, Paul Anton began his career at his hometown club Gloria Bistrița, being promoted from the junior team. In the same, year, he was loaned to Delta Tulcea, where he played a season and scored 4 goals in 27 matches in Liga II. However, after the loan to Delta Tulcea, Anton was sent to the second team, Gloria Bistrița II, where he played a season, after being loaned to FCM Târgu Mureș, and in 2010, came back to first team. He played in Liga I a season for Gloria Bistrița, playing in 18 matches and scoring a goal, after he relegated with it in Liga II in 2011, and promoted back in first division a year after.
Pandurii
On 7 January 2013, Anton signed a deal with Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In the 2012-13 season, he played in 13 matches and scored 3 goals in Liga I for Pandurii, including two goals against CS Turnu Severin, helping his team in the 3-1 win. With Pandurii, he finished the season in second place, earning the symbolic title of league vice-champions. The second-place finish in the first league assured Pandurii a place in Europa League and Paul Anton was used as titular in this competition, participating in all the 10 matches played by the club in this competition, and made Anton a European cup experimented player.
Dinamo
On 7 September 2015, Anton signed a deal with Dinamo București. His debut for Dinamo was in a League Cup match against his former club, Pandurii Târgu-Jiu, on 10 September. Dinamo won that match 2-0. On 30 November 2015, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in a championship match against FC Voluntari.
Honours
Club
- Pandurii Târgu Jiu
External links
- RomanianSoccer profile and stats
- Paul Anton profile at Soccerway
- Paul Anton – UEFA competition record