Anton Ferdinand

Anton Ferdinand
Ferdinand playing for Sunderland in 2011
Personal information
Full name Anton Julian Ferdinand[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Peckham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[4]
Youth career
1994–2003 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 West Ham United 138 (5)
2008–2011 Sunderland 85 (0)
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 44 (0)
2013Bursaspor (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 Antalyaspor 3 (0)
2014 Police United 0 (0)
2014–2016 Reading 21 (0)
2016–2018 Southend United 65 (2)
2018–2019 St Mirren 18 (0)
Total 381 (7)
International career
2003 England U18 2 (0)
2005 England U20 4 (0)
2004–2007 England U21 17 (0)
Medal record
 England
UEFA European U-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Julian Ferdinand (born 18 February 1985) is an English former footballer who most recently played for St Mirren as a centre back. He was a product of the West Ham United academy and has also played for their senior team, Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland, Bursaspor, Antalyaspor and Reading. He has also played for England at under-21 level. Ferdinand retired from professional football in July 2019.[5]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Southend United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Anton Ferdinand". ESPN. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PremProfile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Anton Ferdinand". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "'I've carried the burden for nine years'". BBC Sport.