Lazaros Rota
Rota playing for Greece in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lazaros Rota
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Katerini, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team 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 74 (4)
International career‡
2020– Greece 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:13, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC).

Lazaros Rota (Greek: Λάζαρος Ρότα; Albanian: Lazar Rota; born 23 August 1997) is a 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] On April 10, he scored an equaliser, which was later voted the best goal of matchday 28, against Aris.[6] The following week he scored in Ioannina against the local team. His goal was again voted the best of the specific matchday.[7]

International career

An Albanian born and raised in Greece, he was eligible to represent both Albania and Greece, In August 2020, Rota 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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 March 2023
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavoj Trebišov 2017–18 2. Liga 12 1 0 0 — 12 1
Zemplín Michalovce 2018–19 Slovak First Football League 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 Super League Greece 23 2 4 0 — 27 2
2022–23 31 0 5 0 — 36 0
2023–24 15 2 1 0 5[b] 0 21 2
Total 69 4 10 0 5 0 84 4
Career total 153 7 20 1 5 0 178 8
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, KNVB Cup, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

AEK Athens

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. ^ "Στον Λάζαρο Ρότα το Best Goal | video | athlitiko". Athlitiko.gr | Το αθλητικό site της Κρήτης. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  7. ^ newsroom, sport-fm. "Στον Ρότα το βραβείο για το καλύτερο γκολ της 5ης αγωνιστικής των Playoffs και 4ης των Playouts". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  8. ^ "Greece v Moldova game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.

External links

AEK Athens F.C. – current squad
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