Anton Lander is a professional Swedish ice hockey center currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl organization. Additionally, he previously played in National Hockey League (NHL). Further, Lander was selected by the Edmonton Oilers at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft as a second-round, 40th overall pick.
Starting his playing career since 2008, Anton was born on April 24, 1991, in Timrå, Sweden to Anders Karlsson. Also, Lander's birth details suggest that he is Swiss by nationality and belongs to the ethnic group of white. Also, Anton was born under the influence of the zodiac sign, Taurus.
The 28 years old Swiss athlete, Anton is a married man. In particular, he is enjoying a blissful marital life with his wife, Malin Lander. The love-bird reportedly exchanged their marital vows in 2015. Soon after the wedding, the couple went to Venice, Italy to celebrate their honeymoon.
Posting a picture of his Twitter account, he wrote:
"Me and my wife on our honeymoon in Venice."
Anton and his wife on honeymoon SOURCE: twitter Together with his wife, Malin, Anton shares an adorable son named Viggo. In particular, Viggo was born on mid-April, 2016 in Edmonton, Canada.
Anton celebrating with his son and wife SOURCE: twitter After being a father, in one of Anton's interviews, he expressed how it feels to be a father. He said:
"It is fantastic, many say it is difficult to explain before becoming a parent and now I know what they mean. It's great fun."
As of 2019, Anton has a net worth over $1 million. However, his current earning from his club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is not in the media yet. Indeed, he has earned a handsome amount of cash around $2,104,222 as career earnings, playing 6 seasons in the NHL.
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As per his last contract with Edmond Oilers of NHL, he signed a 2 year / $1,975,000 deal which included $1,975,000 as a guaranteed amount. Moreover, during his time in NHL, he earned an annual average salary of $987,500.
Some of his NHL career contract and earnings are tabulated below:
| YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
| 2011-2012 | Edmonton Oilers | $90,000 |
| 2012-2013 | Edmonton Oilers | $90,000 |
| 2013-2014 | Edmonton Oilers | $90,000 |
| 2013-2014 | Edmonton Oilers | $315,897 |
| 2014-2015 | Edmonton Oilers | $335,483 |
| 2015-2016 | Edmonton Oilers | $925,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Edmonton Oilers | $257,842 |
Moreover, looking at his lifestyle, he seems to have collected a massive fortune from his playing career. Besides, he also collects the addition of money from different brand endorsement and sponsorship. Unfortunately, we have no details information about his assets like cars and house.
As of 2019, Anton currently plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl organization in Sweden. Previously, he played for Edmonton Oilers in NHL. In addition, he played for six seasons, representing the team, Edmonton Oilers in National Hockey League.
Anton signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on April 28, 2011. Lander's scored his first NHL goal on November 17, 2011, against Craig Anderson. Additionally, he was also part of the 2010 World Junior Championships' Sweden team that won the Bronze medal.
In his entire career, he played with some of the famous NHL stars such as Connor McDavid, Oscar Klefbom, Jesse Puljujarvi and many more.
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