Lazaros Rota
.jpg) 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 | ||
| Team 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 | 83 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Greece | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 (UTC). | |||
Lazaros Rota (Greek: Λάζαρος Ρότα; Albanian: Lazar Rota; 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]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 19 May 2024
| 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 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Slovak Cup, KNVB Cup, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]- AEK Athens
References
[edit]- ^ 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 1 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Στον Λάζαρο Ρότα το Best Goal | video | athlitiko". Athlitiko.gr | Το αθλητικό site της Κρήτης. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ 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 24 August 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Greece v Moldova game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- MFK Zemplín Michalovce official club profile
- Lazaros Rota at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile
- Lazaros Rota at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Greek men's footballers
- Greece men's international footballers
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Greek people of Albanian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- FK Slavoj Trebišov players
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Slovak First Football League players
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) players
- Eredivisie players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Footballers from Katerini