Juan Foyth

Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer player who plays as centre-back for La Liga club Villarreal, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur of the Premier League, and the Argentina football team.

Juan Foyth
Foyth with Argentina in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Marcos Foyth[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998[2]
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2017 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Estudiantes 7 (0)
2017– Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1)
2020– → Villarreal (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:04, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Foyth was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province.[4]

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 centre-back before he turned 16.[5] He signed his first professional contract in January 2017, which linked him to the club until June 2019.[6] He made his Primera Division debut on 19 March 2017 against Patronato aged 19.[7] He went on to play a further six times in the league, with additional two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.[8]

Tottenham Hotspur

Foyth joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8m on 30 August 2017 on a five-year contract until 2022.[9][10] He made his debut for the club on 19 September 2017 in an EFL Cup tie against Barnsley that Tottenham won 1–0.[11] He made his league debut for the club on 3 November 2018 in a 3–2 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he conceded two penalties which were both converted.[12] In his next Premier League appearance, an away match against Crystal Palace, he scored his first career goal, handing Tottenham a 1–0 win.[13] In September 2020 Foyth signed a new deal with Tottenham and then was loaned out to Spanish club Villarreal.[14]

International career

Foyth was born in Argentina, is of Polish descent and holds a Polish passport.[15]

Foyth played for the Argentina national under-20 team in 2017. He made 12 appearances in total 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.[16]

Foyth received his first call-up to the senior Argentina national team for a number of friendly games to be played in October 2018.[17] He made his actual debut on 16 November 2018 in a friendly against Mexico where he helped Argentina to a 2–0 win. He won the man of the match award and received wide praise for his performance in this match.[18][19] Foyth was selected for the team at the 2019 Copa América, and made his first start in the competition in the match against Qatar.[20] He started as a right-back in three further games, including the semi-final they lost to Brazil 2–0,[21] and the third-place play-off against Chile, which they won 2–1.[22][23]

Personal life

Foyth married his longtime girlfriend Ariana Alonso in La Plata, Argentina in July 2019.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2016–17[25] Primera División 7000—2[lower-alpha 1]090
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[26] Premier League 0050201[lower-alpha 2]080
2018–19[27] Premier League 12120102[lower-alpha 2]0151
2019–20[28] Premier League 4000003[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 161703060301
Villarreal (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 6030—4[lower-alpha 3]1131
Career total 29110030121542
  1. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 8 October 2020[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201810
201990
202010
Total110

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Juan Foyth: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Foyth". Villarreal CF. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Juan Foyth: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. "First contract for Juan Marcos Foyth". estudiantesdelaplata.com. Estudiantes de la Plata. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. Pandey, Kaustubh (29 July 2017). "Scout Report: Juan Foyth". Outside of the Boot.
  8. "Juan Foyth fue presentado como jugador del Tottenham". Deportv. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. "Foyth completes move" (Press release). Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. "Juan Foyth: Tottenham sign Estudiantes centre-back on five-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 August 2017.
  11. Rosser, Jack (19 September 2017). "Tottenham 1 Barnsley 0: Maurico Pochettino lauds Juan Foyth after impressive Wembley debut". Evening Standard.
  12. "Spurs survive Wolves fightback to go fourth". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018.
  13. MacInnes, Paul (10 November 2018). "Juan Foyth scores first career goal to give Tottenham win at Crystal Palace". The Guardian.
  14. "Tottenham: Juan Foyth signs new deal before loan move to Villarreal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. "Juan Foyth set to complete move to PSG - Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
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  17. Menno, Dustin (28 September 2018). "Tottenham's Juan Foyth named to Argentina squad for upcoming friendlies". Cartilage Free Captain.
  18. Coombs, Dan (19 November 2018). "Argentine press rave about Tottenham Hotspur star Juan Foyth". HITC.
  19. Brown, Jamie (November 17, 2018). "Tottenham Hotspur's Juan Foyth lauded following Argentina 2-0 Mexico". 101 Great Goals.
  20. Verrall, John (24 June 2019). "Argentina fans react to Tottenham Hotspur ace Juan Foyth's display". HITC.
  21. Oliver Dawnay (3 July 2019). "'ENDING CAREERS' Brazil 2-0 Argentina: Juan Foyth produces sensational piece of skill to leave Philippe Coutinho for dead and Tottenham delighted". talkSport.
  22. "Messi sent off, Aguero scores & Sanchez injured in thrilling Copa America tie". BBC Sport. 6 July 2019.
  23. "Foyth helps Argentina clinch third spot at Copa America". Hackney Gazette. 8 July 2019.
  24. "¡Se casó Juan Foyth, el joven defensor de la Selección Argentina!". Pronto. 15 July 2019.
  25. Juan Foyth at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  26. "Games played by Juan Foyth in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  27. "Games played by Juan Foyth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  28. "Games played by Juan Foyth in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  29. "Foyth, Juan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  30. McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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