Lazaros Rota

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]

Lazaros Rota
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 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
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 5 (0)
National team‡
2020– Greece 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 27 November 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:03, 12 November 2020 (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]

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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