Antonio Foti

Antonio Antonis Foti is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club SC Verl. Born in Bulgaria, he represents the Cyprus national team.

Club career

Born in Varna, Bulgaria, Foti started his career with Cherno More, before moving to Cyprus in 2017 to sign for Omonia.
Before and after just turning 16 years old, and specifically between 12 September and 31 December 2019, he spent the first half of the 2019–20 season out on loan to Cypriot Third Division club Ormideia FC, scoring five times in twelve senior first-team appearances.
After offers from Fiorentina and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Foti moved to Germany to join Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2020. His career in Frankfurt got off to a great start, with Foti notably scoring 14 goals in 16 under-19 appearances at the beginning of the 2021–22 season. As a result of his stellar form, Foti signed a new contract with the German club in January 2022.
On 16 June 2022, Foti was loaned out to Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga for two seasons. After returning from his loan, he was signed by Borussia Dortmund II.
On 3 January 2026, Foti moved to SC Verl in 3. Liga.

Having represented Bulgaria at youth international level, Foti switched his allegiance to Cyprus, the country of his father.

Antonio was born to a Greek Cypriot father and a Bulgarian mother. He is the brother of fellow footballer Hristian Foti.

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