Faton Toski
Toski in 2008 with Eintracht Frankfurt
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia, (modern day Kosovo)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1994 TuS Makkabi Frankfurt
1994–2006 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt II 41 (5)
2006–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 (3)
2010–2013 VfL Bochum 41 (3)
2012 VfL Bochum II 2 (0)
2014–2015 FSV Frankfurt 17 (1)
2016 Laçi 10 (1)
2017 Perak 10 (1)
Total 148 (14)
International career
2005–2006 Germany U19 5 (1)
2014 Kosovo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Faton Toski (born 17 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2] Born in SFR Yugoslavia and raised in Germany, he played for the Germany U19 national team and the Kosovo senior national team.

Club career

Early career

Toski was born in Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia, today modern Kosovo. His family moved to Germany when he was still young. He began his career for TuS Makkabi Frankfurt and signed after one year a youth contract for Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]

Eintracht Frankfurt

He debuted in the Bundesliga for the Eagles in a match against Werder Bremen on 12 May 2007.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 December 2007 in a 2–2 draw against Schalke 04.[5]

Bochum

On 11 June 2010, he left Frankfurt after sixteen years and signed for VfL Bochum.[6]

FSV Frankfurt

On 21 January 2014, Toski joined FSV Frankfurt by signing until the end of 2013–14 season, with option of renewing. He made his debut for Frankfurt on 7 February 2014 against exactly his previous team VfL Bochum, coming on as a substitute in place of Nikita Rukavytsya in the 72nd minute of the match, which Frankfurt won 2–1.[7] During the second part of the season, Toski was used briefly, making only six appearances, only two of them as a starter.

Laçi

On 16 August 2016, Toski joined Albanian Superliga side Laçi as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.[8] Due to his big experience, Toski was prompted team captain by coach Marcello Troisi.[9] He made his first Laçi appearance on 7 September in the opening Albanian Superliga week against newly promoted side Korabi Peshkopi which ended in a goalless draw.[10] On 17 October, Toski scored Laçi's first league goal of the season in the matchday 7 against Vllaznia Shkodër, after he noticed the wrong placement of goalkeeper Jasmin Agović, and taking a shot from the midfield.[11][12] Until the end of the first part of the season, Toski appeared in 11 matches, including one in cup, as Laçi struggled for results. On 14 January of the following year, he left the club to purchase a career in Malaysia.[13]

International career

Toski is former member of the Germany U19 national team and earned five caps, who scored one goal.[14] He declared in 2010 to the Albanian media that he would play for Kosovo, but if international recognition of Kosovo's national team would be problematic, he would accept playing for Albania.[15] He played his first international friendly match for Kosovo on 5 March 2014, appearing as a substitute in a goalless draw against Haiti.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eintracht Frankfurt II 2005–06 Oberliga Hessen 1 0 — — 1 0
2006–07 11 3 — — 11 3 [17]
2007–08 12 2 — — 12 2 [17]
2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 17 4 — — 17 4 [17]
Total 41 5 0 0 0 0 41 5 –
Eintracht Frankfurt 2006–07 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0 [17]
2007–08 12 2 0 0 — 13 2 [17]
2008–09 13 1 1 0 — 13 1 [17]
2009–10 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 [17]
Total 27 3 1 0 0 0 28 3 –
VfL Bochum 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0 [17]
2011–12 15 2 2 0 — 17 2 [17]
2012–13 9 1 0 0 — 9 1 [17]
Total 41 3 3 0 2 0 46 3 –
VfL Bochum II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — 2 0 [17]
FSV Frankfurt 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 — 6 0 [17]
2014–15 11 1 0 0 — 11 1 [17]
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 –
Laçi 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 10 1 1 0 — 11 1 [18]
Perak FA 2017 Malaysia Super League 10 1 2 2 — 12 3 [18]
Career total 148 14 7 2 2 0 159 16 –

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2014 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Faton Toski" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Toski, Faton" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Profile at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ Faton Toski at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
  5. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04 2 – 2". Soccerway. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ Kel Naraci (11 June 2010). "Bundesliga /Faton Toski firmos per Bokum" [Bundesliga /Faton Toski signs for Bochum] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Bochum vs. Frankfurt 1 – 2". Soccerway. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Toski befason të gjithë, nga Gjermania transferohet te Laçi" [Toski surprises everyone, transferred from Germany to Laçi] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Laçi projekton Faton Toskin si kapiten" [Laçi projects Toski as captain] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Korabi Peshkopi vs. Laçi 0 – 0". Soccerway. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  11. ^ Alfred Lleshi (17 October 2016). "Vjen goli dhe fitorja e parë, Laçi zhbllokohet në Shkodër" [The first goal and victory arrives, Laçi unblocked in Shkodër] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  12. ^ Alfred Lleshi (17 October 2016). "Shënon nga mesfusha, shijoni golin e çmendur të Faton Toskit (video)" [Scores from midfield, enjoy the insane goal of Faton Toski (video)] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Laçi mbetet ka kapiten, zyrtarizohet largimi i Faton Toskit (Foto)" [Laçi remains without captain, officialized the departure of Faton Toski (Photo)] (in Albanian). Panorama.com.al. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  14. ^ 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: VfL Bochum verpflichtet Faton Toski (2. Bundesliga: VfL Bochum committed Faton Toski)
  15. ^ Gazeta lajmi (22 November 2010). "Faton Toski: Në fillim kombëtarja kosovare" [Faton Toski: Kosovan national team in the first place]. Gazeta lajmi (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Kosovo footballers draw with Haiti in Mitrovica debut". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Faton Toski » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Germany - F. Toski - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Faton Toski - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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