Anton Shvets

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

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 (age 32)
Place of birth	Henichesk, Ukraine
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	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)
International career‡
2018	Russia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

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]

International career

In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,^[10] 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.^[11]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up,^[12] but was excluded from the final list.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza B	2011–12	Segunda División B	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2012–13	Segunda División B	32	0	—		—		1[a]	0	33	0
	2013–14	Tercera División	27	5	—		—		2[b]	0	29	5
	Total		63	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	66	5
Zaragoza	2013–14	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Villarreal B	2014–15	Segunda División B	30	1	—		—		—		30	1
	2015–16	Segunda División B	20	3	—		—		—		20	3
	2016–17	Segunda División B	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	Total		71	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	4
Akhmat Grozny	2017–18	Russian Premier League	25	3	1	0	—		—		26	3
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	20	2	0	0	—		—		20	2
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	21	1	5	2	—		—		26	3
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	27	2	6	0	—		—		33	2
	2022–24	Russian Premier League	18	0	4	1	—		—		22	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	15	0	7	1	—		—		22	1
	Total		162	8	25	4	0	0	0	0	187	12
Career total			297	17	25	4	0	0	3	0	325	21

1. One appearance in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
2. Two appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs