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Anton Stach
Stach with Leeds United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Anton Levi Stach[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 18
Youth career
2011 Buchholzer FC
2011–2015 Werder Bremen
2015–2016 JFV Nordwest
2016–2017 VfL Osnabrück
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 VfL Osnabrück II 1 (0)
2017–2018 SSV Jeddeloh 23 (4)
2018–2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 40 (6)
2020–2021 Greuther Fürth 30 (1)
2021–2023 Mainz 05 61 (2)
2023–2025 TSG Hoffenheim 61 (3)
2025– Leeds United 30 (6)
International career‡
2021 Germany U21 5 (0)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
2022– Germany 3 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:12, 27 March 2026

Anton Levi Stach (born 15 November 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Leeds United and the Germany national team.[2][3]

Club career

Stach was born in the town of Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany, in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and joined Buchholzer FC during his childhood. Since 2010, he participated in training at Werder Bremen once a week,[4] before he joined the youth academy of Bremen-based Nachwuchsleistungszentrum one year later. Stach played for Werder Bremen until the B-youth, and became captain of Werder Bremen's under-16 side.[5] He later played at JFV Nordwest.[6] Afterwards, he joined the U19-team of VfL Osnabrück.

For the 2017–18 season, Stach joined SSV Jeddeloh from Regionalliga Nord, a regional league at the fourth-tier of German football.[6] After a one year, he moved to VfL Wolfsburg II, also in the Regionalliga Nord. With the second team of VfL Wolfsburg II, he reached the play-off round for the promotion to the professional 3. Liga, the third-highest level of German football, but the Lower Saxonians lost against Bayern Munich II.

In the 2020–21 season, Stach left Lower Saxony and joined Franconia-based Greuther Fürth from the second German division, where he signed a contract until July 2023.[7] Stach helped the team achieve promotion to the Bundesliga.

In July 2021, Stach joined fellow German club Mainz 05 on a deal until July 2024.[8] Later that year, on 4 December, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg.[9]

On 1 September 2023, Stach signed a four-year contract with TSG Hoffenheim.[10] Two months later, on 4 November, he scored his first goal for Hoffenheim in a 3–2 home defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.[11] He finished the 2023–24 season with 408 duels won, the second most only behind Bernardo.[12]

On 22 July 2025, Stach moved to England, joining Premier League club Leeds United on a four-year contract worth reportedly £17 million.[13][14] Two months later, on 20 September, he scored his first goal for Leeds in a 3–1 away win Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers.[15]

International career

In March 2021, Stach was called up for the Germany national under-21 football team for the group stage of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The matches were broadcast live in Germany at ProSieben and ProSieben MAXX and his father Matthias Stach was the commentator during the group stage. The player was substituted in the second match against the Netherlands and his father said "Blamier' mich nicht, Junge!" (in English "Don't embarrass me, boy!" or "Don't embarrass me, son!").[16] Germany advanced past the group stage as Stach made two appearances. In July 2021, he was also a part of the German squad for the knockout stage of the tournament, playing in all three matches as Germany reached the final, where they won 1–0 against Portugal.

Stach was called up to the senior Germany squad for friendly matches against Israel and the Netherlands on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[17] Stach was substituted in the 2–0 win against Israel in Sinsheim in the 64th minute for Julian Weigl.[18]

Personal life

Stach's father, Matthias Stach, is a sports commentator in Germany. His sisters Emma and Lotta both play professional basketball in the German DBB.[19] his sisters, Emma and Lotta, play basketball.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Osnabrück II 2016–17 Oberliga Niedersachsen 10————10
SSV Jeddeloh 2017–18[21] Regionalliga Nord 23440———274
VfL Wolfsburg II 2018–19[22] Regionalliga Nord 204————204
2019–20[23] Regionalliga Nord 202————202
Total 406————406
Greuther Fürth 2020–21[24] 2. Bundesliga 30130———331
Mainz 05 2021–22[25] Bundesliga 29130———321
2022–23[26] Bundesliga 30130———331
2023–24[27] Bundesliga 2010———30
Total 61270———682
TSG Hoffenheim 2023–24[27] Bundesliga 31220 ———332
2024–25[28] Bundesliga 30130—6[c]1—392
Total 61350—61—724
Leeds United 2025–26[29] Premier League 2954010——345
2026–27[30] Premier League 110000——11
Total 3064010——356
Career total 2462223010610027623
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 27 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202220
202610
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Anton Stach at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ Patten, Volkhard (4 May 2020). "Anton Stach macht den Schritt in den Profifußball" [Anton Stach takes the step into professional football]. Nordwest-Zeitung (in German). Fürth. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Anton Stach – erster Buchholzer Landesmeister im Tennis". Stadt Buchholz in der Nordheide (in German). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Allzeit, Julius (23 April 2021). "Anton Stach: Der Shootingstar aus Buchholz". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Anton Stach macht den Schritt in den Profifußbal" (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2022.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "Kleeblatt verpflichtet Stach". SpVgg Greuther Fürth (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth GmbH & Co. KGaA. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "FSV VERPFLICHTET U21-EUROPAMEISTER STACH". 1. FSV Mainz 05 (in German). 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "FSV Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg 3:0" (in German). ZDF. 6 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Anton Stach wechselt zur TSG" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leverkusen nach Sieg bei 1899 weiter vorne" (in German). ZDF. 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bundesliga Stats 2023-2024". Bundesliga. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Anton Stach becomes Leeds United's sixth summer signing". Leeds United. 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Leeds complete £17m Stach signing from Hoffenheim". BBC Sport. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Wolves 1-3 Leeds (Sep 20, 2025) Final Score - ESPN". ESPN. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  16. ↑ las (28 March 2021). "Matthias Stach kommentiert Einwechslung des eigenen Sohns". Kicker-Sportmagazin (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "Flick nominiert Kader für zwei Länderspiele" [Flick names squad for two friendly matches] (in German). German Football Association. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Havertz und Werner treffen nach Standards: DFB-Elf gewinnt gegen Israel". Kicker-Sportmagazin (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "TV-Premiere bei der U21-EM: Vater Matthias Stach als Kommentator, Sohn Anton im DFB-Aufgebot" (in German). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  20. ↑ Sander, Oliver (8 August 2017). "Sportliche Geschwister. Basketball und Fußball: Emma (20), Anton (18) und Lotta (15) Stach stehen national im Fokus" (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2017/18" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2017/18]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2018/19" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2018/19]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2019/20" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2019/20]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  24. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2020/21" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2020/21]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2021/22" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2021/22]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  26. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2022/23" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2022/23]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  27. 1 2 "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2023/24" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2023/24]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "Spiele von Anton Stach – 2024/25" [Games played by Anton Stach – 2024/25]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Anton Stach in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Anton Stach in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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