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My Take
Antony fascinates me precisely because he divides opinion so violently. The spins, the flicks, the insistence on cutting onto that left foot every single time: critics call it predictable showboating, but I see a kid from Osasco who decided his identity was non-negotiable. His Manchester United spell looked like a cautionary tale about transfer fees, yet the revival at Real Betis showed the talent was always real; he simply needed an environment that loved him. Born in 2000, he still has plenty of time to write a redemption arc with Brazil's national team. I find myself rooting for the stubborn ones.
Overview
Antony Matheus dos Santos (born 24 February 2000), known mononymously as Antony (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃.tõ.ni]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the Brazil national team. Antony graduated from the São Paulo academy and made his senior debut for the club in 2018.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Antony dos Santos
- Name (Japanese)
- アントニー・マテウス・ドス・サントス
- Reading
- あんとにー・まてうす・どす・さんとす
- Born
- February 24, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.