Juan Foyth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Marcos Foyth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Estudiantes | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2017 | |||
Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer player who plays as defender for English club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national under-20 football team[2].
Club career
Estudiantes de La Plata
Foyth started playing for a number of years in the Youth academy, initially as an attacking midfielder, then moved to a central defender position before he turned 16.[3] He signed his first professional contract in January 2017, which linked him to the club until June 2019.[4] He made his Primera Division debut on 19 March 2017 against Patronato aged 19 years and two months.[5] He went on to play a further six times in the league, with additional two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.[6]
Tottenham Hotspur
Foyth joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8m on 30 August 2017 on a five-year contract until 2022.[7][8] He made his debut for the club on 19 September 2017 in an EFL Cup tie against Barnsley that Tottenham won 1–0.[9]
International career
Foyth played for the Argentina national under-20 football team. In 2017, he made 12 appearances for the national youth team: nine at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador, and another three during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]
Foyth received his first call-up to the senior Argentina national football team for a number of friendly games to be played in October 2018.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 February 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2017[12] | Primera División | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2017–18[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ↑ "Who is Spurs target Juan Foyth and is he any good on Football Manager?".
- ↑ Coates, Peter (19 September 2017). "Meet Juan Foyth: Tottenham's new stopper, as told by the coaches who helped him get there". Four Four Two.
- ↑ "First contract for Juan Marcos Foyth". estudiantesdelaplata.com. Estudiantes de la Plata. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ Pandey, Kaustubh (29 July 2017). "Scout Report: Juan Foyth". Outside of the Boot.
- ↑ "Juan Foyth fue presentado como jugador del Tottenham". Deportv. 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Foyth completes move" (Press release). Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Juan Foyth: Tottenham sign Estudiantes centre-back on five-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2017.
- ↑ Rosser, Jack (19 September 2017). "Tottenham 1 Barnsley 0: Maurico Pochettino lauds Juan Foyth after impressive Wembley debut". Evening Standard.
- ↑ "Who is Spurs target Juan Foyth and is he any good on Football Manager?".
- ↑ Menno, Dustin (28 September 2018). "Tottenham's Juan Foyth named to Argentina squad for upcoming friendlies". Cartilage Free Captain.
- ↑ Juan Foyth at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Juan Foyth in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
External links
- Juan Foyth at Soccerway