Andi Hoti (born 2 March 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for German club

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

. Born in Switzerland, he has represented

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

at under-21 international level.

Club career

In January 2020, Hoti joined the youth team of

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

club

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football ...

. Inter Milan reportedly paid a €150,000 transfer fee. On 19 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Inter Milan after agreeing to a three-year deal. On 18 July 2022, Hoti joined

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

side

SC Freiburg II SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005. The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...

, on a season-long loan. On 6 August 2022, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against

SpVgg Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Apart from coming within two games of earning promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979, the club also reached the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal twice, in 1977 and 1980. History ...

after being named in the starting line-up. In June 2023, Hoti signed for 2. Bundesliga club

on a permanent basis.

International career

On 27 June 2018, Hoti received a call-up from Kosovo U15 for a training camp in Lindabrunn. On 8 October 2019, he was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications. His debut with Kosovo U17 came a day later in a 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match against Netherlands U17 after being named in the starting line-up. On 22 May 2021, Hoti received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition to determine the 14 teams that would be joining the automatically qualified co-hosts Romania and Georgia in the 2023 UEFA European Under- ...

match against the Andorra U21, he was an unused substitute in that match. His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 7 September 2021 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against

England U21 The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team. This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...

after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Hoti was born in Uster, Switzerland to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village Ratkoc of

Rahovec Rahovec ( sq-definite, Rahoveci) or Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) is a town and municipality located in the District of Prizren in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Rahovec has 15,892 inhabitants, while th ...

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* 2003 births Living people People from Uster Kosovan footballers Kosovo men's youth international footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Kosovan descent Swiss people of Albanian descent Men's association football central defenders Inter Milan players 3. Liga players SC Freiburg II players FC Zürich players 1. FC Magdeburg players Footballers from the canton of Zürich Swiss expatriate footballers Kosovan expatriate footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub