Anton Ferdinand
| Date of birth | 18 February 1985 |
| Place of birth | Peckham |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Position | Defender/Centre back |
Anton Ferdinand is the brother of England international Rio Ferdinand and cousin of Queens Park Rangers legend Les Ferdinand.
He signed a three-year contract with West Ham United in August 2002.
Anton joined Sunderland in August 2008 with a four-year contract.
He joined Queens Park Rangers in August 2011 with a three-year contract that was cancelled in August 2013.
Anton joined Reading in August 2014 with a two-year contract.
He joined Southend United in August 2016 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2019 in June 2017.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 15 Aug 2002 | 27 Aug 2008 | |
| Sunderland | 27 Aug 2008 | 31 Aug 2011 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 31 Aug 2011 | 09 Aug 2013 | |
| Bursaspor | 29 Jan 2013 | 31 May 2013 | L |
| Antalyaspor | 14 Aug 2013 | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Reading | 11 Aug 2014 | 30 Jun 2016 | |
| Southend United | 27 Aug 2016 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2003-04 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2003-04 | West Ham United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | West Ham United | League Division 1 | 9 | 11 |
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| 2004-05 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 |
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| 2004-05 | West Ham United | League Championship | 24 | 5 |
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| 2004-05 | West Ham United | League Championship Play-Offs | 3 | ||||
| 2004-05 | West Ham United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2005-06 | West Ham United | Premier League | 32 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | West Ham United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | West Ham United | Premier League | 31 |
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| 2006-07 | West Ham United | UEFA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | Premier League | 22 | 3 |
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| 2008-09 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Sunderland | Premier League | 31 |
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| 2009-10 | Sunderland | League Cup | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Sunderland | Premier League | 19 | 5 |
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| 2010-11 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Sunderland | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Sunderland | Premier League | 23 | 4 |
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| 2011-12 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 31 |
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| 2011-12 | Sunderland | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Sunderland | Premier League | 3 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Queens Park Rangers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 10 | 3 |
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| 2014-15 | Reading | League Championship | 1 | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Reading | FA Cup | 3 |
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| 2015-16 | Reading | League Championship | 18 | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Reading | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Southend United | Football League Trophy | 2 | ||||
| 2016-17 | Southend United | League One | 34 | 2 |
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| 2017-18 | Southend United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2017-18 | Southend United | Football League Trophy | 2 | 1 |
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| 2017-18 | Southend United | League One | 29 | 2 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2008 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Sep 2008 | Sunderland v Northampton Town | W | 2-2 (4-3) | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Sunderland v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Oct 2008 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Oct 2008 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Oct 2008 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Nov 2008 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 08 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 12 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 15 Nov 2008 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 23 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 06 Dec 2008 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 13 Dec 2008 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2008 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Jan 2009 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 17 Jan 2009 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 27 Jan 2009 | Sunderland v Fulham | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2009 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Feb 2009 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 07 Feb 2009 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Feb 2009 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Mar 2009 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 22 Mar 2009 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Apr 2009 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 May 2009 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 09 May 2009 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 May 2009 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 May 2009 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Burnley v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 17 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Birmingham City v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 0-0 (1-3) | League Cup | 4th round |
| 07 Nov 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Nov 2009 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Dec 2009 | Fulham v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Feb 2010 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Mar 2010 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Burnley | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Sunderland v Colchester United | W | 2-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Sunderland v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Sunderland v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Sunderland v Everton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Blackpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2011 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Notts County | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Blackpool v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Mar 2011 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Apr 2011 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | W | 4-2 | Premier League | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Sunderland v Fulham | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 07 May 2011 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 22 May 2011 | West Ham United v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Liverpool v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Swansea City v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2002-03 | England | Under-18 Lisbon Tournament | 2 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | England | Toulon Under-20 Tournament | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | England | Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 6 | ||||
| 2005-06 | England | Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | England | Under-21 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 05 Jun 2003 | England v Sweden | W | 2-1 | U18 LISBON TOURNAMENT | |
| 06 Jun 2003 | Portugal v England | D | 0-0 | U18 LISBON TOURNAMENT | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Spain v England | D | 0-0 | U18 LISBON TOURNAMENT | |
| 17 Aug 2004 | England v Ukraine | W | 3-1 | Under-21 | |
| 03 Sep 2004 | Austria v England | W | 0-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 07 Sep 2004 | Poland v England | W | 1-3 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 04 Jun 2005 | England v Portugal | L | 0-1 | Toulon Under-20 Tournament | Group B |
| 06 Jun 2005 | England v Korea Republic | W | 3-0 | Toulon Under-20 Tournament | Group B |
| 16 Aug 2005 | Denmark v England | W | 0-1 | Under-21 | |
| 02 Sep 2005 | Wales v England | W | 0-4 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 06 Sep 2005 | Germany v England | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 07 Oct 2005 | England v Austria | L | 1-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 11 Oct 2005 | England v Poland | W | 4-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 6 |
| 11 Nov 2005 | England v France | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off |
| 15 Nov 2005 | France v England | L | 2-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off |
| 28 Feb 2006 | England v Norway | W | 3-1 | Under-21 | |
| 15 Aug 2006 | England v Moldova | D | 2-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Qualifying group 8 |
| 05 Sep 2006 | Switzerland v England | W | 2-3 | UEFA Under-21 | Qualifying group 8 |
| 06 Oct 2006 | England v Germany | W | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off 1st leg |
| 10 Oct 2006 | Germany v England | W | 0-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 24 Mar 2007 | England v Italy | D | 3-3 | Under-21 | |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Netherlands v England | L | 1-1 (12-13) | UEFA Under-21 | Final semi-final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.