Anton Burns

Anton Burns
アントン・バーンズ
Personal information
Full name Anton Burns
Date of birth (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Machida Zelvia
(on loan from Roasso Kumamoto)
Number 50
Youth career
K4SC
Tripletta Jr. Youth
–2022 Machida Zelvia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Machida Zelvia 0 (0)
2025–Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 0 (0)
Medal record
Machida Zelvia
Winner J2 League 2023
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 November 2025

Anton Burns (バーンズ アントン, Bānzu Anton; born 1 October 2003) is an American footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto on loan from J1 League club, Machida Zelvia.[1]

Club career

He encountered soccer in the second grade of elementary school and became a goalkeeper starting in sixth grade.[2]

While attending Taisei High School, he began regularly participating in Machida Zelvia training sessions starting late 2020. In February 2021, it was announced he had secured a provisional contract to join Machida for the 2022 season and received special designated player approval.[3][4]

For the 2025 season, he was urgently loaned on a developmental loan to Roasso Kumamoto, which had suffered a series of injuries to its goalkeepers, but did not see any playing time.

Personal life

Burns was born in the United States to an American father and Japanese mother, and moved to Japan at an early age. He has dual citizenship.

Honours

Machida Zelvia

References

  1. ^ "バーンズ アントン:ロアッソ熊本:Jリーグ". Jリーグ.jp(日本プロサッカーリーグ) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "「お前をJリーガーに」口説かれ入学した大成高で急成長、中学控えGKが高2でプロ内定!バーンズ・アントンが町田へ". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). February 22, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "バーンズ アントン選手 2022シーズンより加入内定のお知らせ | お知らせ | FC町田ゼルビア" (in Japanese). February 22, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "大成高等学校 バーンズ アントン選手「JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手」認定のお知らせ | お知らせ | FC町田ゼルビア" (in Japanese). February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2025.