Faton Toski

Faton Toski (born 17 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2] Born in SFR Yugoslavia and raised in Germany, he played for the Germany U19 national team and the Kosovo senior national team.

Faton Toski
Toski in 2008 with Eintracht Frankfurt
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987
Place of birth Gjilane, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1994 TuS Makkabi Frankfurt
1994–2006 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt II 41 (5)
2006–2010 Eintracht Frankfurt 27 (3)
2010–2013 VfL Bochum 41 (3)
2012 VfL Bochum II 2 (0)
2014–2015 FSV Frankfurt 17 (1)
2016 Laçi 10 (1)
2017 Perak 10 (1)
Total 148 (14)
International career
2005–2006 Germany U19 5 (1)
2014 Kosovo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Toski was born in Gjilan and his family moved to Germany when he was still young. He began his career for TuS Makkabi Frankfurt and signed after one year a youth contract for Eintracht Frankfurt.[3]

Eintracht Frankfurt

He debuted in the Bundesliga for the Eagles in a match against Werder Bremen on 12 May 2007.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 December 2007 in a 2–2 draw against Schalke 04.[5]

Bochum

On 11 June 2010, he left Frankfurt after sixteen years and signed for VfL Bochum.[6]

FSV Frankfurt

On 21 January 2014, Toski joined FSV Frankfurt by signing until the end of 2013–14 season, with option of renewing. He made his debut for Frankfurt on 7 February 2014 against exactly his previous team VfL Bochum, coming on as a substitute in place of Nikita Rukavytsya in the 72nd minute of the match, which Frankfurt won 2–1.[7] During the second part of the season, Toski was used briefly, making only six appearances, only two of them as a starter.

Laçi

On 16 August 2016, Toski joined Albanian Superliga side Laçi as a free agent, signing a two-year contract.[8] Due to his big experience, Toski was prompted team captain by coach Marcello Troisi.[9] He made his first Laçi appearance on 7 September in the opening Albanian Superliga week against newly promoted side Korabi Peshkopi which ended in a goalless draw.[10] On 17 October, Toski scored Laçi's first league goal of the season in the matchday 7 against Vllaznia Shkodër, after he noticed the wrong placement of goalkeeper Jasmin Agović, and taking a shot from the midfield.[11][12] Until the end of the first part of the season, Toski appeared in 11 matches, including one in cup, as Laçi struggled for results. On 14 January of the following year, he left the club to purchase a career in Malaysia.[13]

International career

Toski is former member of the Germany U19 national team and earned five caps, who scored one goal.[14] He declared in 2010 to the Albanian media that he would play for Kosovo, but if international recognition of Kosovo's national team would be problematic, he would accept playing for Albania.[15] He played his first international friendly match for Kosovo on 5 March 2014, appearing as a substitute in a goalless draw against Haiti.[16]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eintracht Frankfurt II2005–06Oberliga Hessen10——10
2006–07113——113 [17]
2007–08122——122 [17]
2009–10Regionalliga Süd174——174 [17]
Total 4150000415 –
Eintracht Frankfurt2006–07Bundesliga2000—20 [17]
2007–0812200—132 [17]
2008–0913110—131 [17]
2009–100000—00 [17]
Total 2731000283 –
VfL Bochum2010–112. Bundesliga1701020200 [17]
2011–1215220—172 [17]
2012–139100—91 [17]
Total 4133020463 –
VfL Bochum II2012–13Regionalliga West20——20 [17]
FSV Frankfurt2013–142. Bundesliga6000—60 [17]
2014–1511100—111 [17]
Total 1710000171 –
Laçi2016–17Albanian Superliga10110—111 [18]
Perak FA2017Malaysia Super League10122—123 [18]
Career total 14814722015916 –

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 201430
Total30

References
  1. "Faton Toski" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. "Toski, Faton" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "Profile at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. Faton Toski at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
  5. "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04 2 – 2". Soccerway. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. Kel Naraci (11 June 2010). "Bundesliga /Faton Toski firmos per Bokum" [Bundesliga /Faton Toski signs for Bochum] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. "Bochum vs. Frankfurt 1 – 2". Soccerway. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. "Toski befason të gjithë, nga Gjermania transferohet te Laçi" [Toski surprises everyone, transferred from Germany to Laçi] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. "Laçi projekton Faton Toskin si kapiten" [Laçi projects Toski as captain] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  10. "Korabi Peshkopi vs. Laçi 0 – 0". Soccerway. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  11. Alfred Lleshi (17 October 2016). "Vjen goli dhe fitorja e parë, Laçi zhbllokohet në Shkodër" [The first goal and victory arrives, Laçi unblocked in Shkodër] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  12. Alfred Lleshi (17 October 2016). "Shënon nga mesfusha, shijoni golin e çmendur të Faton Toskit (video)" [Scores from midfield, enjoy the insane goal of Faton Toski (video)] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  13. "Laçi mbetet ka kapiten, zyrtarizohet largimi i Faton Toskit (Foto)" [Laçi remains without captain, officialized the departure of Faton Toski (Photo)] (in Albanian). Panorama.com.al. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  14. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: VfL Bochum verpflichtet Faton Toski (2. Bundesliga: VfL Bochum committed Faton Toski)
  15. Gazeta lajmi (22 November 2010). "Faton Toski: Në fillim kombëtarja kosovare" [Faton Toski: Kosovan national team in the first place]. Gazeta lajmi (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  16. "Kosovo footballers draw with Haiti in Mitrovica debut". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. "Faton Toski » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  18. "Germany - F. Toski - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. "Faton Toski - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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