Anthony Barylla

Anthony Barylla (born 1 June 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 3. Liga club Erzgebirge Aue.^[1]

Anthony Barylla

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gera, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Erzgebirge Aue
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2010	SV Schmölln 1913
2010–2016	RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	RB Leipzig II	24	(2)
2017–2019	FSV Zwickau	62	(2)
2019–2021	1. FC Saarbrücken	55	(3)
2021–	Erzgebirge Aue	97	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Career

RB Leipzig

Barylla is a product of the RB Leipzig youth academy.

FSV Zwickau

In July 2017, Barylla moved to FSV Zwickau.^[2] He made his competitive debut for the club on 23 July 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat to Chemnitzer FC. He was subbed on for Morris Schröter in the 84th minute.^[3] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 31 March 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Carl Zeiss Jena. His goal, assisted by Fabian Schnabel, came in the 81st minute.^[4]

1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Saarbrücken announced on 2 June 2019, that they had signed Barylla.^[5]

Personal life

Anthony's father, André, was a professional footballer who played for Zwickau.^[6][7] Barylla's uncle, Dirk Pfitzner, was also a professional footballer, who played for FC Sachsen Leipzig, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, and FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He now owns a fashion business in Erfurt.^[8]