Lazaros Rota
Lazaros Rota (Greek: Λάζαρος Ρότα; born 23 August 1997) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club AEK Athens and the Greece national team.[1]
.jpg.webp) Rota playing for Greece in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lazaros Rota | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Iraklis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Slavoj Trebišov | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Zemplín Michalovce | 40 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | (0) |
| 2021– | AEK Athens | 19 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Greece | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 1 May 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:13, 25 March 2022 (UTC). | |||
Club career
Lazaros Rota started his career with the 2nd team of Iraklis Reserves. He continued in FK Slavoj Trebišov, a 2. Liga (Slovakia) club until he signed a professional contract with Zemplín Michalovce.
Zemplín Michalovce
Rota made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Zemplín Michalovce against DAC Dunajská Streda on 29 July 2018. Rota had played the entirety of 1–4 away defeat.[2]
Fortuna Sittard
Rota's move to Fortuna Sittard was announced on 31 January 2020. He signed a 3.5 year contract with the Dutch club.[3] On August 31, the Dutch club announced that the two sides had reached a mutual consensus to terminate the contract of the international defender. [4]
AEK Athens
On 2 September 2021, AEK Athens announced the acquisition of the 24-year-old right back, for the next three years for an undisclosed fee.[5]
International career
On August 2020, he had called up to the Greece national football team for the UEFA Nations League against Slovenia and Kosovo. He made his debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Moldova.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavoj Trebišov | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2018–19 | Fortuna Liga | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 3 | ||||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| AEK Athens | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 4 | ||
References
- Αυτός είναι ο Λάζαρος Ρότα που θέλει στην Εθνική ο Φαν'τ Σχιπ! 26.08.2020, www.gazzetta.gr
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda - MFK Zemplín Michalovce 4:1 29.07.2018, futbalnet.sk
- "Michalovce prišli o oporu, Rota prestúpil do Holandska | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "Η Φορτούνα Σιτάρντ άφησε ελεύθερο τον Λάζαρο Ρότα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "ΑΕΚ: Επίσημα στην Ένωση ο Λάζαρος Ρότα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Greece v Moldova game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.