Antonio Foti (Greek: Αντόνιο Αντώνης Φώτη; Bulgarian: Антонио Андонис Фоти; born 3 November 2003) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Hannover 96, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in Bulgaria, he represents Cyprus at youth level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Andonis Foti | ||
Date of birth | (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Varna, Bulgaria[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Hannover 96 (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2017 | Cherno More | ||
2017–2020 | Omonia | ||
2020– | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Ormideia FC (loan) | 12 | (5) |
2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Hannover 96 II (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2022– | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 2 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Bulgaria U15 | |||
Cyprus U15 | |||
2018 | Cyprus U16 | 1 | (1) |
2019 | Cyprus U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Cyprus U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:25, 1 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 14 April 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Varna, Bulgaria, Foti started his career with Cherno More, before moving to Cyprus in 2017 to sign for Omonia.[2]
Before and after just turning 16 years old, and specifically between 12nd of September and 31 of December 2019, he spent the first-half of the 2019-20 Season out on-loan to Cypriot Third Division, Ormideia FC, scoring five times in twelve senior first-team appearances.[3]
After offers from Fiorentina and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Foti moved to Germany to join Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2020.[4] His career in Frankfurt got off to a great start, with Foti notably scoring 14 goals in 16 under-19 appearances at the beginning of the 2021–22 season.[5] As a result of his stellar form, Foti signed a new contract with the German club in January 2022.[6]
On 16 June 2022, Foti was loaned to Hannover 96 in 2. Bundesliga for two seasons.[7]
Having represented Bulgaria at youth international level, Foti switched his allegiance to Cyprus, the country of his father.[4]
Antonio is the brother of fellow footballer Hristian Foti.[8]
Hannover 96 – current squad | |
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