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 for Akhmat Grozny, as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ukraine, Shvets represents the Russia national football team internationally.

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. In September 2010 he went on a trial at Real Zaragoza, but could not sign with the club due to his age; he later returned to Russia and joined FC Spartak Moscow's youth setup.

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 Division 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 Coruna for the Segunda Division championship. On 19 June he moved to another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third level.

On 1 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Антон Швец (russian)