Antonio Foti

Antonio Foti
Personal information
Full name Antonio Andonis Foti
Date of birth (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund II
Number 5
Youth career
2012–2017 Cherno More
2017–2019 Omonia
2020–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Omonia 0 (0)
2019 → Ormideia (loan) 12 (5)
2020–2024 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
2022–2024 → Hannover 96 (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2024 → Hannover 96 II (loan) 9 (9)
2024– Borussia Dortmund II 9 (1)
International career‡
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 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Antonio Andonis Foti (Greek: Αντόνιο Αντώνης Φώτη; Bulgarian: Антонио Андонис Фоти; born 3 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club Borussia Dortmund II. Born in Bulgaria, he represents Cyprus at youth level.

Club career

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 12 September and 31 December 2019, he spent the first half of the 2019–20 season out on loan to Cypriot Third Division club 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 out to Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga for two seasons.[7] After returning from his loan, he was signed by Borussia Dortmund II.[8]

International career

Having represented Bulgaria at youth international level, Foti switched his allegiance to Cyprus, the country of his father.[4]

Personal life

Antonio was born to a Greek Cypriot father and a Bulgarian mother. He is the brother of fellow footballer Hristian Foti.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2024[3][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Omonia 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Ormideia (loan) 2019–20 Cypriot Third Division 12 5 0 0 – 12 5
Eintracht Frankfurt 2020–21 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hannover 96 (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 11 1 1[a] 0 – 12 1
2023–24 6 0 1[a] 0 – 7 0
Total 17 1 2 0 0 0 19 1
Hannover 96 II (loan) 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 2 1 – – 2 1
2023–24 7 8 – – 7 8
Total 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 9
Borussia Dortmund II 2024–25 3. Liga 0 0 – – 0 0
Career total 38 15 2 0 0 0 40 15
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the DFB-Pokal

References

  1. ^ a b Antonio Foti at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Юношата На Черно Море Антонио Фоти Подписа Професионален Договор С ..." [The Teenager from Cherno More Antonio Foti Signed a Professional Contract with ...]. novini247.com (in Bulgarian). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "P.O. ORMIDEIAS - Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας 2019/20". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ - Στην Eintracht Frankfurt συνεχίζει ο Αντόνιο Φώτη!" [ACADEMY - Antonio Fotis continues in Eintracht Frankfurt!]. omoniafc.com (in Greek). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "ΣΟΥΠΕΡ χρονιά με την Άιντραχτ / Κάνει… παπάδες ο Φώτη" [SUPER year with Eintracht]. protathlima.cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Ο Αντώνιο Φώτη στο BN Sports: «Έκανα δοκιμαστικά στη Γουλβς αλλά με κέρδισε η Άιντραχτ – Στόχος να παίξω στην Εθνική Κύπρου» (video)" [Antonio Fotis on BN Sports: "I did trials at Wolves but Eintracht beat me - Goal to play for the National Team of Cyprus" (video)]. bnsports.gr (in Greek). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ "LEIHE FÜR ZWEI JAHRE: ANTONIO FOTI KOMMT AUS FRANKFURT" (in German). Hannover 96. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "BVB II holt "Wunschspieler" Foti und reagiert mit Lelle auf den Pfanne-Abgang". Kicker (in German). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Ομόνοια: Ο Χριστιάν Φώτη από την… Ορμήδεια" [Omonia: Hristian Fotis from… Ormidia]. kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. ^ Antonio Foti at Soccerway