Lazaros Rota

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Lazaros Rota
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 24)
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
0000–2017 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 10 (0)
National team‡
2020– Greece 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30, 2 February 2022 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC).

Lazaros Rota (Greek: Λάζαρος Ρότα; born 23 August 1997) is an Albanian-born Greek professional footballer who plays as a right back for Super League club AEK Athens and the Greece national team.[1]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Αυτός είναι ο Λάζαρος Ρότα που θέλει στην Εθνική ο Φαν'τ Σχιπ! 26.08.2020, www.gazzetta.gr
  2. ^ FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda - MFK Zemplín Michalovce 4:1 29.07.2018, futbalnet.sk
  3. ^ "Michalovce prišli o oporu, Rota prestúpil do Holandska | ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  4. ^ "Η Φορτούνα Σιτάρντ άφησε ελεύθερο τον Λάζαρο Ρότα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Επίσημα στην Ένωση ο Λάζαρος Ρότα". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Greece v Moldova game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.

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