Florent Hoti

Florent Hoti
Hoti playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017
Personal information
Full name Florent Hoti[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2018 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Rochdale 0 (0)
2020–2022 Dundee United 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Arbroath 6 (0)
2023 Tranmere Rovers 5 (0)
2023– FC Halifax Town 42 (8)
International career‡
2021–2022 Kosovo U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:46, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Florent Hoti (born 11 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Halifax Town and the Kosovo national under-21 team. He has previously played for Rochdale, Dundee United and Arbroath, and had a loan spell at Forfar Athletic. Born in England, he is a youth international for Kosovo.

Club career

Having been part of Rochdale's academy since the age of 10, Hoti signed for the club on a two-year scholarship in 2017.[4] He made his debut for Rochdale on 4 September 2018, coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–1 home victory against Bury in the EFL Trophy.[5] On 7 November 2018, he started in Rochdale's 2–2 draw at home to Leicester City Under-23s in the EFL Trophy.[6] Hoti was offered his first professional contract with the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

Hoti had a trial at Scottish Premiership club Dundee United in August 2020,[8] and signed a two-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee the following month.[9][10] He joined Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic on loan in October,[11] then returned to Dundee United in January 2021 following the suspension of the lower divisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] He made his debut for Dundee United on 10 April 2021 in a 1–0 Scottish Premiership win away to Hamilton Academical, with Dundee United manager Micky Mellon stating that "he has come on and showed what a lad of great promise he is."[13]

On 11 November 2022, Hoti signed for Scottish Championship side Arbroath on a short-term deal.[14] On 25 January 2023, Arbroath confirmed that Florent had left the club.[15]

In March 2023, Hoti joined EFL League Two side Tranmere Rovers on a short-term deal after a successful trial.[16] On 9 May 2023 the club announced he was being released.[17]

International career

Hoti was selected to participate in an Albania national under-21 team's training camp and practice matches in March 2021, but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[18] Two months later, he received a call-up from Kosovo national under-21 team for a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21,[19] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[20]

Personal life

Hoti was born in Manchester, England, to Kosovo-Albanian parents from the Hoti tribe. This makes him eligible to represent all three nations of England, Albania and Kosovo internationally.[21]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2018–19[22] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[23] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Dundee United 2020–21[24] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2021–22[25] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2020–21[24] Scottish League One 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 24 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Florent Hoti at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Florent Hoti". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Introducing 2017/18 First Year Scholars". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Rochdale 2-1 Bury (Checkatrade Trophy) - Match Report". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Report | Dale 2-2 Leicester City Under-21s (3-4 Pens)". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Retained/Released List 2018/19". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ Burns, Scott (26 August 2020). "Dundee United transfer latest as midfielder Florent Hoti joins on trial". Daily Record.
  9. ^ Roache, Ian (11 September 2020). "Midfielder Florent Hoti 'buzzing' after signing two-year deal with Dundee United". The Courier. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Dundee Utd sign midfielder Hoti". BBC Sport. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  11. ^ "United midfielder joins the Loons". forfarathletic.co.uk. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Loan players return". Dundee United F.C. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Brian Rice takes the positives out of a damaging defeat for Hamilton". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021 – via BT.com.
  14. ^ "Florent Hoti". Arbroath FC. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Florent Hoti". Arbroath FC. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Florent Hoti: Tranmere Rovers sign ex-Arbroath midfielder on short-term deal". BBC. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Tranmere Rovers in talks with keeper Murphy, 41". BBC Sport. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  18. ^ "International joy and COVID-19 despair for midfielder". Dundee United F.C. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Flo Hoti receives Kosovo under-21 call-up". Dundee United F.C. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare, Kosova U21 – Andorra U21: Dardanët nisin kualifikimet për Kampionatin Evropian" [Official formations, Kosovo U21 – Andorra U21: Dardanians start qualifying for the European Championship] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 June 2021.
  21. ^ Woodger, Calum (13 April 2021). "Florent Hoti: The cross-border kid aiming to hit the big time with Dundee United after making long-awaited debut". The Courier. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Florent Hoti in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Florent Hoti in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Florent Hoti in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Florent Hoti in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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