Hoti playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*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 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.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
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FC Halifax Town – current squad
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