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[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 7 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Kosovo U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:40, 4 November 2023 (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 FC 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2018–19[22] EFL League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[23] EFL League One 0000000000
Total 0000002020
Dundee United 2020–21[24] Scottish Premiership 4000000040
2021–22[25] Scottish Premiership 5000400090
Total 90004000130
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2020–21[24] Scottish League One 6010200090
Career total 150106020240
  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. 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. 1 2 "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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