:Anthony Weber
{{short description|French footballer (born 1987)}}
{{distinguish|Shooting of Anthony Weber}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anthony Weber
| image = Anthony Weber.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Strasbourg, France
| height = 1.90m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Reims Sainte-Anne
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1992–1998
| youthclubs1 = AS Educative Cité de l'Ill
| youthyears2 = 1998–2007
| youthclubs2 = Strasbourg
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = Strasbourg
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = → Paris (loan)
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2011
| clubs3 = Paris
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2011–2017
| clubs4 = Reims
| caps4 = 188
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = Brest
| caps5 = 71
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2019–2021
| clubs6 = Caen
| caps6 = 51
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021–
| clubs7 = Reims Sainte-Anne
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 08:10, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
}}
Anthony Weber (born 11 June 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Reims Sainte-Anne.
Career
Born and raised in Strasbourg, Weber started playing for his hometown's main football club, Strasbourg, at the age of 11.L'Alsace, 6 December 2008 In 2006, he won the Coupe Gambardella with Strasbourg's U18 side, defeating Karim Benzema's Olympique Lyonnais in the final.[http://www.fff.fr/coup/gambardella/actualite/306854.shtml Match report] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902045614/http://www.fff.fr/coup/gambardella/actualite/306854.shtml |date=2 September 2012 }} He made his professional debut one year afterwards in a Ligue 2 game against Reims, entering as a substitute after Habib Bellaïd had been sent off. Weber did not see first team action the following season in Ligue 1 as he was barred by Bellaïd and Jean-Marc Furlan's new signings, Grégory Paisley and Pierre Ducrocq. For the 2008–09 season, Strasbourg was back in Ligue 2 and Weber started three league games in the first half of the season. During the winter transfer window, he was loaned to Paris FC, one division below, in order to gain some playing time.
Profile
Weber is a solid, tall centre-back with good placement skills. He has been compared to Léonard Specht.Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 6 December 2008
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|37973}}
- [http://www.racingstub.com/page.php?page=joueur&id=615 Profile at Racingstub]
{{2011–12 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Anthony}}
Category:Footballers from Strasbourg
Category:French people of German descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Category:Stade de Reims players
Category:Stade Brestois 29 players
Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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