Anton Kade (born 17 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Having already entered the professional squad in early 2022, Anton Kade made his professional debut for

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on 20 February 2022, replacing

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in the 76th minute of a

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game against RB Leipzig. On 15 June 2022,

club

announced the signing of Kade on a four-year contract. He joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach

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and made his debut in the

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match on 21 August 2022 as Basel won 5–0 against local amateur club FC Allschwil. Kade played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stade de Genève on 16 October as Basel played a goalless draw with Servette. He scored his first goal for his new club on 3 November in the away game in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in

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as Basel won 2–1 in the group stage of the

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to qualify for the

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Personal life

Anton Kade's older brother

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is also a professional footballer, playing with Dynamo Dresden in 2022.

Honours

Individual * Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze:

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* 2004 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Berlin Hertha BSC players FC Basel players Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{Germany-footy-forward-stub