Lazaros Rota

Lazaros Rota
Personal information
Date of birth	23 August 1997
Place of birth	Katerini, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Club information
Current team	Fortuna Sittard
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2017	Iraklis
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:17, 31 January 2021 (UTC).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:03, 12 November 2020 (UTC).

Lazaros Rota (Greek: Λάζαρος Ρότα; born 23 August 1997) is a Greek professional footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a right back for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career

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.

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]

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 2020, he 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.[4]

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