Antonio Foti

Antonio Foti (Greek: Αντόνιο Αντώνης Φώτη; Bulgarian: Антонио Антоний Фоти; born 3 November 2003) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Antonio Foti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003
Place of birth Varna, Bulgaria[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 46
Youth career
Years Team
2012–2017 Cherno More
2017–2020 Omonia
2020– Eintracht Frankfurt
National team‡
Bulgaria U15
Cyprus U15
2018 Cyprus U16 1 (1)
2019 Cyprus U17 3 (0)
2021– Cyprus U19 5 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:18, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Varna, Bulgaria, Foti started his career with Cherno More, before moving to Cyprus in 2017 to sign for Omonia.[2]

After offers from Fiorentina and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Foti moved to Germany to join Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2020.[3] 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.[4] As a result of his stellar form, Foti signed a new contract with the German club in January 2022.[5]

International career

Having represented Bulgaria at youth international level, Foti switched his allegiance to Cyprus, the country of his father.[3]

Personal life

Antonio is the brother of fellow footballer Hristian Foti.[6]

References
  1. 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. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Ομόνοια: Ο Χριστιάν Φώτη από την… Ορμήδεια" [Omonia: Hristian Fotis from… Ormidia]. kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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