Anton Artyomovich Efremov (Russian: Антон Артёмович Ефремов; born 11 June 2003) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Sestao River on loan from Villarreal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Artyomovich Yefremov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sestao River | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | DYuTs Sormovo | ||
| 2013–2016 | FC Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| 2016–2019 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Chertanovo Moscow | ||
| 2021–2022 | Villarreal | ||
| 2022 | → CD Roda (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Chertanovo Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Villarreal C | 42 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Sestao River (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Russia U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Russia U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Russia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Russia U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Russia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Russia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 | |||
Club career
editEfremov began at the DYuTs Sormovo municipal academy in the Sormovo City District of Nizhny Novgorod. In this subsidiary club of the FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod, his coach for 3 seasons was the Spanish José Luis Lorenzo Ortega, who sent reports to Villarreal CF where he reported the quality of the player.[1] Despite the reports, FC Lokomotiv Moscow moved faster and signed the player where he spent 3 seasons.
In the 2019–20 season, his first year as a youth, he remained on Villarreal training with Juvenil A but was unable to debut in the league due to bureaucratic delays with his visa in Spain. This tired the player who returned to Russia to play for the FC Chertanovo Moscow academy where he received the opportunity to debut in the Russian Football National League on 17 October 2020 in a game against FC Veles Moscow at only 17 years old, just started his youth stage.[2] and another game in the Russian Cup, at just 17 years old, just beginning his youth stage.
In July 2021, Villarreal CF decided to make every effort to sign Antón Efremov, signing him as a property with a professional contract until 30 June 2024.[3] After his signing, the Villarreal football department cataloged him as their new Pau Torres.[4] In the 2022–23 season, Efremov played his first season in senior football in Villarreal's second reserve team at the Tercera Federación.
On 30 August 2024, Efremov joined Sestao River in the third-tier Primera Federación on a season-long loan.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 October 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chertanovo Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal C | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Emigrantes del balón: José Luis Lorenzo entrenador de Alicante" [Emigrants of the ball: José Luis Lorenzo coach of Alicante]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 17 October 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal CF ficha al central ruso Anton Efremov para el juvenil" [Villarreal CF signs Russian central defender Anton Efremov for the youth team]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "El Villarreal proyecta un 'nuevo Pau Torres': Efremov, central y capitán de Rusia sub-18" [Villarreal projects a 'new Pau Torres': Efremov, central defender and captain of the Russia under-18]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Anton Efremov, nuevo jugador del Sestao River Club" [Anton Efremov, new player of Sestao River Club] (in Spanish). Sestao River. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
edit- Profile by Russian Football National League
- Anton Efremov at Soccerway