Anthony Jung


Anthony Jung is a German-Spanish footballer who currently plays for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Club career

Early career

Jung played youth football for multiple clubs in the Wiesbaden area before joining the Eintracht Frankfurt 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, Armin Veh included Jung in the first team training camp in Qatar. After the 2011–12 season, he joined FSV Frankfurt 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 RB Leipzig 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.

Ingolstadt (loan)

In August 2016, Jung was loaned to Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt for the 2016–17 season. There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 2–1 home loss against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 10 December 2016, Jung gave an assist to Roger 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 (loan)

In July 2017, Jung joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF on a one-year loan deal reuniting with former RB Leipzig coach Alexander Zorniger. On 23 July 2017, made his Superliga-debut in 3–2 away loss to FC Nordsjælland. During the 2017–18 season, Jung made 29 league appearances in which he scored one goal. On 10 May 2018, he played as Brøndby beat Silkeborg IF 3–1 in the 2017–18 Danish Cup final.

Brøndby

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 side.

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.

Honours

Brøndby

Club