Juan Foyth
Argentine footballer (born 1998)
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- Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as centre-back or right-back for La Liga club Villarreal and the Argentina national team.
- He won the UEFA Europa League with the latter club in 2021.
- Club career Estudiantes Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Foyth began his career at hometown club Estudiantes de La Plata.
- He signed his first professional contract in January 2017, which linked him to the club until June 2019.
- He went on to play a further six times in the league, with additional two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.
Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as centre-back or right-back for La Liga club Villarreal and the Argentina national team.
Having begun his professional career at his hometown club Estudiantes, he went on to play in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and in La Liga for Villarreal. He won the UEFA Europa League with the latter club in 2021.
Foyth made his senior international debut for Argentina in 2018 and was part of their squad that came third at the 2019 Copa América and won the 2022 Finalissima and 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Estudiantes
Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Foyth began his career at hometown club Estudiantes de La Plata. He played for a number of years in the Youth academy, initially as an attacking midfielder, then moved to centre-back before he turned 16. He signed his first professional contract in January 2017, which linked him to the club until June 2019. He made his Primera División debut on 19 March 2017, against Patronato, aged 19. He went on to play a further six times in the league, with additional two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.
Tottenham Hotspur
Foyth joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8 million on 30 August 2017, on a five-year contract. He made his debut on 19 September in an EFL Cup match against Barnsley that Tottenham won 1–0.
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