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'{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Other uses|Antony (disambiguation){{!}}Antony}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Antony | image = Antony 2022.jpg | caption = Antony playing for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in 2022 | full_name = Antony Matheus dos Santos<ref name="Antony">{{cite web |title=Antony e Helinho são promovidos pelo São Paulo ao elenco profissional | trans-title = Antony and Helinho are promoted by São Paulo to the professional cast |url=https://www.terra.com.br/amp/esportes/lance/antony-e-helinho-sao-promovidos-pelo-sao-paulo-ao-elenco-profissional,aec5ec68161dca50db3de5a4aae168f854yaybyr.html |publisher=Terra |accessdate=19 November 2018 |language=pt-BR |date=26 September 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|24|df=y}}<ref name="Antony"/> | birth_place = [[Osasco]], Brazil | height = 1.74 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/75381/Antony/overview |title=Antony: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> | position = [[Right winger]] | currentclub = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | clubnumber = 21 | youthyears1 = 2010–2018 |youthclubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] | years1 = 2018–2020 |clubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2020–2022 |clubs2 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] |caps2 = 57 |goals2 = 18 | years3 = 2022– |clubs3 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |caps3 = 55 |goals3 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2019–2021 |nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil U23]] |nationalcaps1 = 22 |nationalgoals1 = 6 | nationalyears2 = 2021– |nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |nationalcaps2 = 16 |nationalgoals2 = 2 | club-update = 14:51, 24 August 2024 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:06, 25 March 2023 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fbu|23|BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} }} '''Antony Matheus dos Santos''' (born 24 February 2000), known [[mononymously]] as '''Antony''' ({{IPA|pt-BR| ˈɐ̃tɔni}}),<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://forvo.com/word/antony_matheus_dos_santos/#pt|title=Antony Matheus dos Santos|first=Forvo|last=Team|website=Forvo.com}}</ref> is a Brazilian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right winger]] for {{English football updater|ManchesU}} club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]]. He is regarded as the best player in the past ten years as he has more goals than Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho combined in the past two years. The player has 58 ballon'dor's and he is just 24 years old Antony graduated from the [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] academy and made his senior debut for the club in 2018. He moved abroad to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in the summer of 2020, where he won two [[Eredivisie]] titles and one [[KNVB Cup]] during his two seasons. Antony's performances in the Netherlands led to a transfer worth [[Euro|€]]95&nbsp;million ([[Pound sterling|£]]82&nbsp;million) to Manchester United, the highest sum paid for an Eredivisie player. Antony won a gold medal with the [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil under-23]] team at the [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]]. He then made his senior international debut and scored against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] in October 2021, going on to represent Brazil at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]. == Early life == Antony was born in [[Osasco]], [[São Paulo]], and grew up in Inferninho, a [[favela]] far from the city centre. Growing up, he would play football wherever he could on the streets or in his house, combining his love of [[futsal]] with [[street football]] and regularly attending [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] matches with his aunt.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_STE_R94c&t=3s |title=The Rise Of Antony - From 3-Time Reject to 100,000,000$ Player |author=Daily Dose of Football |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> He is of Portuguese descent.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJ8C_BIh2U |title=7 Things You Didn't Know About Antony, Man United's Newest Star |author=Oh My Goal |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> ==Club career== ===São Paulo=== ====Youth==== He began playing football at an early age, and he was soon spotted by São Paulo, who offered him a contract in 2010, aged 10, where he was inducted into their youth academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antony is inspired by Lucas, remembers Choque-Rei from 2010 and dreams of repeating it|url=https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/lance/antony-se-inspira-in-lucas-remembers-shock-king-of-2010-and-dreams-repeat,dfbfd044d639a1eab83a6daec883371fzqfirmy4.html|language=PT-BR}}</ref> During his youth years, Antony struggled for game time and was close to being dismissed from the club's youth ranks, but the staff convinced his manager to keep him. While in the youth academy, Antony met [[Helinho (footballer, born 2000)|Helinho]] and [[Igor Gomes]], becoming good friends in the process. In September 2018, Antony helped his team win the J-League Challenge tournament in Japan, being named the tournament's best player.<ref name="MOT">{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol-de-base/2018/9/17/sub-17-e-campeao-da-j-league-challenge-cup|title=U-17 is champion of the J League Challenge Cup|date=17 September 2018|publisher=[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]|author=Ana Luiza Rosa}}</ref> ====2018: Rise to the first team==== Later that month, on 26 September, Antony, alongside Helinho and Igor Gomes, was promoted to the senior team,<ref>{{cite web |title=Garotos da base são promovidos e treinam no São Paulo; Everton corre de novo no gramado |trans-title=Base boys are promoted and trained in São Paulo; Everton runs back on the lawn |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/garotos-da-base-promovidos-treinam-no-sao-paulo-everton-fica-no-reffis.ghtml |publisher=Globo Esporte |accessdate=19 November 2018 |language=pt-BR |date=26 September 2018}}</ref> and he signed a contract until September 2023.<ref name="MOT"/> On 15 November, he made his first-team debut, coming on as a substitute for Helinho in a 1–1 draw against [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Com apoio de Lucas Moura, Antony celebra estreia pelo São Paulo |trans-title=With support from Lucas Moura, Antony celebrates his debut for São Paulo |url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/times/sao-paulo/com-apoio-de-lucas-moura-antony-celebra-estreia-pelo-sao-paulo/ |publisher=Gazeta Esportiva |accessdate=19 November 2018 |language=pt-BR |date=17 November 2018}}</ref> He was immediately demoted to the club's under-20 team, in order to take part in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, which his team won, scoring in the final against [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]], while also being named the tournament's best player, for his 4 goals and 6 assists in 9 games he played in the competition.<ref name="Copinnha">{{Cite web|title=Assistance, goal and cup: Antony is the star of São Paulo and Copinha|date=25 January 2019 |url=http://www.lance.com.br/sao-paulo/show-todo-dele-com-assistencia-gol-antony-craque-copinha.html|language=pt-BR}}</ref> ====2019–20: Campeonato Paulista success and final seasons==== Following his impressive displays in the tournament, Antony returned to the first team, and with São Paulo struggling in the [[Campeonato Paulista]], he began receiving more first-team minutes. He scored his first goal on 21 March, in a 1–1 draw against [[São Caetano Esporte Clube|São Caetano]], with the ''Tricolor'' conceding a goal in [[stoppage time]]. He immediately stood out as one of the revelations of the competition, scoring two goals, including one in the final against [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] a month later, where his side lost 2–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,vagner-love-marca-no-fim-corinthians-bate-sao-paulo-e-e-tricampeao-paulista,70002798844|title=Vagner Love scores in the end, Corinthians beats São Paulo and is three-time champion of São Paulo|date=21 April 2019|access-date=29 November 2019|publisher=Estadão|author=João Prata}}</ref> On 18 July, he agreed to an extension until 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/sao-paulo-fica-proximo-de-renovar-contrato-de-antony.ghtml|title=São Paulo announces renewal of Antony's contract until June 2024|website=Globoesporte.globo.com|date=18 July 2019|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/manchester-city-assedio-europeu-e-dinheiro-antony-decide-renovar-e-vira-examplo-no-sao-paulo.ghtml|title=Manchester City, European siege and money: Antony decides to renew and becomes an example in São Paulo|website=Globoesporte.globo.com|date=19 July 2019|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref> On 5 March 2020, Antony made his debut in the [[Copa Libertadores]], starting in São Paulo's 2–1 loss to Peruvian side [[Escuela Municipal Deportivo Binacional|Binacional]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/futebol/libertadores/jogo/05-03-2020/binacional-sao-paulo.ghtml |title=Binacional 2 x 1 São Paulo - Copa Libertadores round 1 - Real Time - Globo Esporte |access-date=24 July 2021 |website=ge.globo |language=pt-br}}</ref> Following the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was halted for various months, and as such Antony made his last appearance for the club on 14 March, featuring in the 2–1 victory over rivals [[Santos FC|Santos]] in the ''San-São'' derby.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/futebol/campeonato-paulista/jogo/14-03-2020/sao-paulo-santos.ghtml |title=São Paulo 2 x 1 Santos - Campeonato Paulista round 10 - Real Time - Globo Esporte |access-date=24 July 2021 |website=ge.globo |language=pt-br}}</ref> ===Ajax=== ====2020–21: Development and adaptation to the Netherlands==== On 23 February 2020, [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] signed Antony on a five-year deal, effective from 1 July 2020, for an initial £13&nbsp;million, which could have risen to £18.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news|date=23 February 2020|title=Ajax sign Brazil U23 winger Antony Matheus dos Santos for £13m from Sao Paulo|website=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51603039|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 13 September 2020, scoring the only goal of an away win over [[Sparta Rotterdam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=574815 |title=Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax Amsterdam |website=ESPN |date=13 September 2020 }}</ref> He made his debut in the [[UEFA Champions League]] on 27 October, in a 2–2 draw against [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], leaving the field in the 90th minute, following a collision with [[Ruslan Malinovskyi]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54710288 |title=Atalanta 2–2 Ajax |website=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2020 }}</ref> before scoring his first goal in the competition on 3 November 2020, in a 2–1 away win over [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029421/ |title=Midtjylland 1–2 Ajax |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 November 2020 }}</ref> During the [[2020–21 AFC Ajax season|2020–21]] season, Antony competed with [[David Neres]] for a spot in the starting line-up, eventually winning his place, contributing to 46 appearances, and finishing the season with 11 goals and 10 assists, including a goal in the 3–1 defeat of [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] in the [[2021 KNVB Cup Final|domestic cup final]], helping Ajax win the [[Double (association football)|domestic double]] of the [[Eredivisie]] and the [[KNVB Cup]].<ref name="football-oranje.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/ajax-strike-late-to-down-vitesse-and-lift-their-20th-knvb-cup/|title=Ajax strike late to down Vitesse and lift their 20th KNVB Cup|website=Football Oranje|date=18 April 2021|accessdate=19 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="espn.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/574238|title=Ajax crowned Dutch champions after thumping win over Emmen|website=ESPN|date=2 May 2021|accessdate=3 May 2021}}</ref> ====2021–22: Breakthrough and second Eredivisie title==== The following season, despite the signings of [[Mohamed Daramy]] and [[Steven Berghuis]], Antony kept his place in the starting line-up, and with his two goals and five assists against [[Sporting CP]] and [[Borussia Dortmund]], Ajax became the first Dutch club to [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C|win all six Champions League group games]] in the competition's history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting Lisbon 1&ndash;5 Ajax |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58577414 |access-date=19 July 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 September 2021}}</ref> His three goals and one assist earned him the league's Player of the Month and Talent of the Month award for December.<ref name="PTM"/> On 20 March, Antony scored a dramatic late winner in a 3–2 victory against [[De Klassieker]] rivals [[Feyenoord]] in Eredivisie, being five minutes into the added time, before being sent off, after receiving a second yellow card seconds later for time wasting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/football-2022-03-22-ajax-star-antony-gets-sent-off-for-time-wasting-after-being-grabbed-by-dusan-tadic/|title=Throwback to when Antony got sent off for time wasting after being grabbed by Dusan Tadic|date=22 March 2022|website=tribuna.com}}</ref> Nine days later, while on international duty for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], during a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup qualification]] match, Antony suffered an ankle injury, which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. He ended the campaign with 12 goals and 10 assists, as Ajax retained their Eredivisie title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unitedinfocus.com/news/antony-thrilled-to-make-return-after-four-months-battling-injury/ |title=Antony thrilled to make return after four months battling injury |date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> ====August 2022: Desire to leave Ajax==== {{Quote box | quote = "I was very happy in Amsterdam, I won titles at Ajax, made friends and built part of my career, but now I reinforce that I am ready and full of motivation to follow my story and my dreams. People need to listen to me and understand that my motivation moves me towards happiness." | source = — Antony on his decision to leave Ajax in an interview with [[Fabrizio Romano]] on 26 August 2022.<ref name="mirror.co.uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-antony-man-utd-transfer-27856763 |title=Man Utd confirm record Antony transfer as Erik ten Hag raids Ajax again |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=30 August 2022 }}</ref> | align = right | width = 33% }} Following his return from injury against [[Fortuna Sittard]] on 6 August, the [[2022–23 AFC Ajax season|2022–23]] season was preceded by a dispute over the desire for Antony to leave Ajax. After Ajax rejected the interest expressed by [[Manchester United]] for Antony's service, including an €85&nbsp;million transfer bid, he failed to turn up to training, being left out of the matchdays squads against Sparta Rotterdam and [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/21/antony-tries-to-force-through-man-utd-move-by-refusing-to-play-for-ajax-17218772/ |title=Antony tries to force through Man Utd move by refusing to play for Ajax |date=21 August 2022 }}</ref> In an interview, Antony revealed that he had wanted to leave in February, but he waited to the end of the summer window for the transfer to proceed, rejecting a contract renewal from Ajax in order to "follow his dreams".<ref name="mirror.co.uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-antony-man-utd-transfer-27856763 |title=Man Utd confirm record Antony transfer as Erik ten Hag raids Ajax again |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=30 August 2022 }}</ref> ===Manchester United=== On 30 August 2022, Ajax confirmed they had reached an agreement with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for Antony's transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-reaches-agreement-with-ajax-for-transfer-of-antony-30-august-2022 |title=United reach agreement for Antony transfer |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=30 August 2022 |access-date=30 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.ajax.nl/articles/ajax-and-manchester-united-reach-agreement-on-antony-matheus-dos-santos/ |title=Ajax and Manchester United reach agreement on Antony |website=Ajax.nl |publisher=AFC Ajax |date=30 August 2022 |access-date=30 August 2022 }}</ref> Two days later, Antony signed a five-year contract for a transfer fee of €95&nbsp;million (£82&nbsp;million), with a further €5&nbsp;million (£4.27&nbsp;million) in add-ons, the third [[List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics#Highest transfer fees paid|highest transfer fee ever paid by the club]] after [[Paul Pogba]] and [[Romelu Lukaku]] and this was Ajax's and the Eredivisie's biggest transfer ever.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62718027|title=Antony: Manchester United agree to sign Ajax winger for £81.3m |website=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2022 |access-date=30 August 2022 |first=Simon |last=Stone }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/club-statement-antony-completes-transfer-from-ajax-to-man-utd |title=Antony completes transfer from Ajax to United |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=1 September 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62748772|title=Man Utd transfer news: Antony signs from Ajax for £82m |website=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022 }}</ref> Upon his arrival at the club he was handed the number 21 shirt previously worn by [[Edinson Cavani]], who had recently departed the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Antony and Dubravka shirt numbers revealed|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/antony-and-martin-dubravka-man-utd-shirt-numbers-revealed|date=3 September 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United|first=Adam |last=Bostock }}</ref> On 4 September, Antony scored on his debut for the club in a 3–1 home league victory over [[Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|rivals]] [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Simon|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62704217|title=Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal: Antony scores on his debut to end Arsenal's winning run |website=BBC Sport |date=3 September 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022 }}</ref> He scored again in United's next league match, a 6–3 defeat to [[Manchester derby|local rivals]] [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 2 October.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man City 6–3 Man Utd: Haaland and Foden hat-tricks as hosts hit six |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63024245 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 }}</ref> The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], as United won 2–1, becoming the first United player to score in their first three consecutive Premier League games.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Stone |title=Everton 1-2 Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700th club goal as visitors come from behind to win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63106173 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2022-10-09/inglaterra-antony-fez-historia-pelo-manchester-united-video/959929|title=Antony fez história pelo Manchester United (vídeo) |website=[[A Bola]] |date=9 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref> On 23 February 2023, Antony also scored the winner in a 2–1 [[2022–23 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Europa League playoff]] match, coming on as a substitute at half time, over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], a day before his 23rd birthday.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/manchester-united-vs-barcelona/478970|title=Man Utd 2-1 Barcelona (Agg:4-3): Antony off the bench to win Europa League play-off on big night for Erik ten Hag|work=Sky Sports|date=23 February 2023|access-date=24 February 2023|last=Bate|first=Adam}}</ref> On 26 February, he started in the [[2023 EFL Cup final]] as Manchester United beat [[Newcastle United]] 2–0 at [[Wembley Stadium]], winning his first trophy with the club.<ref name="LC23"/> After not being able to score at [[Old Trafford]] for over a year, Antony ended his goal drought on 17 March 2024, scoring in a 4–3 victory against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[2023–24 FA Cup|FA Cup quarter finals]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Rob |date=2024-03-18 |title=Subpar Antony 'needed' goal against Liverpool |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39760800/manchester-united-antony-goal-liverpool |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=ESPN |language=en-GB}}</ref> ==International career== ===Youth career=== On 15 May 2019, he was named in the [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil under-23 squad]] for the [[2019 Toulon Tournament]], helping his team win the competition, scoring two goals, including one in the final against [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Eu Portal |url=https://eurio.com.br/noticia/7114/jardine-convoca-selecao-olimpica-para-torneio-de-toulon-com-dois-do-rio.html |title=Jardine summons the Olympic team for the Toulon Tournament with two from Rio |date=15 May 2019 |access-date=3 November 2020|language=pt-BR}}</ref> On 17 June 2021, Antony was named in the Brazil under-23 squad for the [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020 |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/jogos/olimpicos-de-toquio-2020/selecao-olimpica-e-convocada-para-os-jogos-olimpicos-de-toquio |publisher=[[Brazilian Football Confederation|Confederação Brasileira de Futebol]] |access-date=17 June 2021 |date=17 June 2021}}</ref> He started in all of Brazil's six games at the tournament.<ref name="SW"/> In the final against [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain]], he assisted [[Malcom (footballer)|Malcom]]'s winning goal in extra-time as Brazil won the title.<ref name="olympicfinal">{{cite web |title=Brazil edge Spain in men's Olympic football final thanks to Malcom's magic |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/07/brazil-edge-spain-in-mens-olympic-football-final-thanks-to-malcoms-magic |website=The Guardian|date=7 August 2021 |accessdate=21 June 2022}}</ref> He scored six goals in 22 games for the under-23 team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antony |url=https://www.ogol.com.br/player_seasons.php?id=619622 |website=ogol.com.br |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> ===Senior career=== Antony made his debut for the [[Brazil national football team]] on 7 October 2021 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]]. He came on as a substitute in the 77th minute and scored a goal in added time to establish the final score of 3–1 for Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/conmebol/match-center/400104617|title=Venezuela v Brazil game report|date=7 October 2021}}</ref> On 7 November 2022, he was named in the squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Qatar 2022|url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-masculina/selecao-brasileira-esta-convocada-para-a-copa-do-mundo-fifa-qatar-2022|publisher=[[Brazilian Football Confederation|CBF]]|access-date=7 November 2022|date=7 November 2022|language=pt}}</ref> On 4 September 2023, Antony was expelled from Brazil's squad for [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] and [[Peru national football team|Peru]] following allegations of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend.<ref name="Violence allegations">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-04 |title=Brazil drop Man Utd's Antony after abuse claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66713281 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cesarini |first1=Beatriz |last2=Lopes |first2=Pedro |title=Fotos e áudios inéditos revelam agressões de Antony contra ex-namorada |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2023/09/04/agressao-e-ameaca-de-morte-ex-conta-detalhes-das-violencias-de-antony.htm |access-date=5 September 2023 |work=[[Universo Online]] |date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230904170433/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2023/09/04/agressao-e-ameaca-de-morte-ex-conta-detalhes-das-violencias-de-antony.htm |archive-date=4 September 2023 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> ==Personal life== ===Domestic violence allegations=== On 4 September 2023, Antony was removed from Brazil's squad for [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] and [[Peru national football team|Peru]] following allegations of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, with Brazilian media outlet [[Universo Online]] reporting the existence of photos showing the ex-girlfriend having injuries to her head and her hand as the [[Greater Manchester Police]] begin to investigate the case.<ref name="Violence allegations"/> Amidst two other women also stepping up to accuse Antony of assault, he went on to firmly deny the allegations on Brazilian network [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|SBT]] on 9 September, claiming that he will "provide the proof and people will understand".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antony: Man Utd winger denies assault allegations in Brazilian TV interview |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12957799/man-utd-winger-antony-denies-assault-allegations |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> On 10 September, Manchester United issued a club statement acknowledging the allegations and announcing that an agreement with Antony was in place to grant him an extended leave of absence following the international break as he dealt with the situation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club statement on Antony |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/club-statement-on-delay-to-antony-training-return-with-man-utd-10-september-2023 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.manutd.com |language=en}}</ref> Antony returned to Manchester United training on 29 September. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 August 2024}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|536532|Antony|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State league{{efn|Includes [[Campeonato Paulista]]}} !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa do Brasil]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] |[[2018 São Paulo FC season|2018]] |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] |3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[[2019 São Paulo FC season|2019]] |Série A |29||4||14||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=LIB|Appearance(s) in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||45||6 |- |[[2020 São Paulo FC season|2020]] |Série A |0||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=LIB}}||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32||4||16||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||52||6 |- |rowspan="4"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] |[[2020–21 AFC Ajax season|2020–21]] |[[Eredivisie]] |32||9||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Champions League]], six appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||46||11 |- |[[2021–22 AFC Ajax season|2021–22]] |Eredivisie |23||8||colspan="2"|—||3||2||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||2||0||0||33||12 |- |[[2022–23 AFC Ajax season|2022–23]] |Eredivisie |2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]}}||1||3||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57||18||colspan="2"|—||7||3||colspan="2"|—||17||3||1||1||82||25 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[2022–23 Manchester United F.C. season|2022–23]] |[[Premier League]] |25||4||colspan="2"|—||5||1||5||1||9{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||2||colspan="2"|—||44||8 |- |[[2023–24 Manchester United F.C. season|2023–24]] |Premier League |29||1||colspan="2"|—||4||2||1||0||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||3 |- |[[2024–25 Manchester United F.C. season|2024–25]] |Premier League |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55||5||colspan="2"|—||9||3||6||1||13||2||0||0||83||11 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !144!!27!!16!!2!!17!!6!!6!!1!!33!!5!!1!!1!!217!!42 |} {{notelist}} ===International=== {{updated|match played 25 March 2023}}<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |title=Antony |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/de/player/84215/Antony.html |website=national-football-teams.com |language=de |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |2021||5||1 |- |2022||10||1 |- |2023||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||16||2 |} :''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Antony goal.''<ref name="NFT"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Antony ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |align="center"| 1 || 7 October 2021 || [[Olympic Stadium (Caracas)|Estadio Olímpico de la UCV]], Caracas, Venezuela ||align="center"| 1 || {{fb|VEN}} ||align="center"| 3–1 ||align="center"| 3–1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- |align="center"| 2 || 1 February 2022 || [[Mineirão|Estádio Mineirão]], Belo Horizonte, Brazil ||align=center| 7 || {{fb|PAR}} ||align="center"| 3–0 ||align="center"| 4–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} ==Honours== '''Ajax''' *[[Eredivisie]]: [[2020–21 Eredivisie|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Eredivisie|2021–22]]<ref name="espn.com"/> *[[KNVB Cup]]: [[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]<ref name="football-oranje.com"/> '''Manchester United''' *[[FA Cup]]: [[2023–24 FA Cup|2023–24]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c2jj8k5vym5t#Line-ups |title=Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2024 |access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> runner-up: [[2022–23 FA Cup|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65785637 |title=Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United |first=Phill |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> *[[EFL Cup]]: [[2022–23 EFL Cup|2022–23]]<ref name="LC23">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810 |title=Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> '''Brazil U23''' *[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]: [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]]<ref name="olympicfinal"/> *[[Toulon Tournament]]: [[2019 Toulon Tournament|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://festival-foot-espoirs.com/smartphone/festival/detail_rencontre.php?id=843|title=Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon}}</ref> '''Individual''' *[[Eredivisie Player of the Month]]: [[2020–21 Eredivisie#Awards|December 2020]]<ref name="PTM">{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/antony-named-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|title=Antony named Eredivisie player of the month|date=7 January 2021|website=eredivisie.nl|access-date=5 September 2022|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119050508/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/antony-named-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Eredivisie Talent of the Month: [[2021–22 Eredivisie#Awards|December 2021]]<ref name="PTM"/> *[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] Goal of the Season: [[2022–23 Manchester United F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2023 |title=Antony wins Goal of the Season award |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/antony-wins-man-utd-goal-of-the-season-award-for-202223-season |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=Manchester United |language=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/antony Profile] at the Manchester United F.C. website *{{Premier League player|75381}} *{{UEFA player}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|antony}} {{Manchester United F.C. squad}} {{Navboxes | title = Brazil squads | bg = #FEDF00 | fg = #009B3A | bordercolor = #002776 | list1 = {{Brazil men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}} {{Brazil squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{Copa São Paulo best player}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Antony}} [[Category:2000 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Osasco]] [[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]] [[Category:Men's association football wingers]] [[Category:São Paulo FC players]] [[Category:AFC Ajax players]] [[Category:Manchester United F.C. players]] [[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]] [[Category:Eredivisie players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Brazil men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:Brazil men's international footballers]] [[Category:Olympic footballers for Brazil]] [[Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in football]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Brazil]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]'