Anton Olegovich Shvets (, , ; born 26 April 1993) is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ukraine, he has represented the Russian national team.
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.Anton Shvets renuncia a jugar con Georgia esperando a Rusia (Anton Shvets refuses to play for Georgia waiting for Rusia); El Periódico de Aragón, 7 March 2013 In September 2010 he went on a trial at Real Zaragoza, but could not sign with the club due to his age;El futbolista desconocido (The unknown footballer); Heraldo, 29 September 2010 he later returned to Russia and joined FC Spartak Moscow's youth setup.Anton Shvets, el cuñado ruso del central checo (Anton Shvets, the Russian brother-in-law of the Czech stopper); Heraldo, 23 March 2014
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.Muñoz no cambia la dinámica y el Dépor sigue la estela del líder (Muñoz does not change the dynamic and Dépor remains in the trail of the leader); Marca, 23 March 2014 On 19 June he moved to another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third level.; 6cero, 19 June 2014
On 1 July 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny. On 5 December 2022, Shvets extended his contract with Akhmat until the end of the 2025–26 season. Shvets left Akhmat by mutual consent on 24 July 2025, after eight seasons at the club.
On 16 September 2025, Shvets signed with Rubin Kazan. After playing in just two games, he first suffered an injury that kept him out of play for about a month, and shortly upon returning he suffered an ACL tear in training in late October. On 2 July 2026, he retired from playing.
International career In March 2013, Shvets was called up to Georgia under-21's,El jugador del filial Shvets, convocado por la selección sub-21 de Georgia (Reserve team player Shvets, called up to Georgia under-21s); El Periódico de Aragón, 6 March 2013 but refused to link up with the squad, committing himself to Russia. 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.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up, but was excluded from the final list.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZaragoza B2011–12Segunda División B40——402012–13Segunda División B320—103302013–14Tercera División275—20295Total6350030665Zaragoza2013–14Segunda División1000—10Villarreal B2014–15Segunda División B301——3012015–16Segunda División B203——2032016–17Segunda División B210——210Total7140000714Akhmat Grozny2017–18Russian Premier League25310—2632018–19Russian Premier League20200—2022019–20Russian Premier League19020—2102020–21Russian Premier League21152—2632021–22Russian Premier League17000—1702022–23Russian Premier League27260—3322022–24Russian Premier League18041—2212024–25Russian Premier League15071—221Total16282540018712Rubin Kazan2025–26Russian Premier League1010—20Career total298172643032721
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