Anthony Jung (German pronunciation: ; born 3 November 1991) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Jung played youth football for multiple clubs in the

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area before joining the

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youth academy in 2005. In 2010 he was included in the club's second team, where he became a regular in the German fourth tier. In January 2012, first team head coach,

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included Jung in the first team training camp in Qatar. After the 2011–12 season, he joined

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on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal with the option of extending the deal with another year. In the first match of the 2012–13 season, a 1–1 draw against SV Sandhausen, Jung made his professional debut.

RB Leipzig

Jung joined

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in June 2013, who had just been promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. He signed a three-year deal with the club. In 2015, he extended his contract to 2019.

Loan to Ingolstadt

In August 2016, Jung was loaned to

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club

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for the 2016–17 season. There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 2–1 home loss against

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. On 10 December 2016, Jung gave an assist to

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from a free kick to inflict RB Leipzig's first defeat in the 2016–17 Bundesliga, ending their run of 13 unbeaten league games. As Ingolstadt were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after the season, he returned to RB Leipzig.

Brøndby

In July 2017, Jung joined

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club

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on a one-year loan deal reuniting with former RB Leipzig coach

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. On 23 July 2017, he made his Superliga debut in 3–2 away loss to

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. Jung scored his first goal for the club on 19 April 2018, the match-winner, in a 3–2 away win over

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, giving his club a three-point advantage in the title mount. During the 2017–18 season, Jung made 29 league appearances in which he scored one goal, as Brøndby finished second in the league behind Midtjylland. On 10 May 2018, he made an appearance as Brøndby defeated

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final; the club's first silverware in 10 years. In June 2018, RB Leipzig and Brøndby reached an agreement for a permanent transfer of Jung. He signed a three-year deal with the Danish club. He soon evolved into a starter for the club, first as a left-back, and later under head coach

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, as a

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in his 3–5–2 formation. Jung scored his second goal for the club on 16 February 2020 in a 2–0 away win over OB, a tap-in early in the match. His third goal came a week later, on 23 February, in a 3–2 away loss to AaB as he volleyed in the 2–2 equaliser from the edge of the box. He scored again on 7 June, after the season had been resumed as part of the

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, the first goal in a 3–2 away loss to AC Horsens. However, he was also sent off during the match as he received two yellow cards. Jung finished the 2019–20 season with 40 appearances across all competitions, including qualifiers for the

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, scoring three goals – all in the Superliga. During the 2020–21 season, Jung developed into a key player for Brøndby as the team topped the league table during the first half of the season. With his contract expiring in June 2021, fans began a petition in February 2021 for him to sign a contract extension.

Werder Bremen

In June 2021,

, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, announced the signing of Jung from Brøndby for the 2021–22 season. He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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. He reached promotion back to the

with Werder in his first season at the club, making 30 appearances in which he scored two goals.

International career

Jung was born in Villajoyosa, Spain, to a German father and Spanish mother. He emigrated at the age of three with his divorced father to Germany. He is a youth international for Germany.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Brøndby *

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: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Anthony 1991 births Living people People from Villajoyosa German people of Spanish descent Spanish people of German descent Sportspeople from the Province of Alicante German footballers Spanish footballers Association football fullbacks Germany youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Danish Superliga players FV Biebrich players Eintracht Frankfurt II players FSV Frankfurt players RB Leipzig players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Brøndby IF players SV Werder Bremen players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark