Faton Toski

Faton Toski

Personal information
Full name	Faton Toski
Date of birth	February 17, 1987
Place of birth	Gjilane, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Fc esteghlal
Number	29
Youth career
1993–1994	TuS Makkabi Frankfurt
1994–2006	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2010	Eintracht Frankfurt II	41	(9)
2006–2010	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	(3)
2010–2013	VfL Bochum	41	(3)
2012	VfL Bochum II	2	(0)
2014–2015	FSV Frankfurt	17	(1)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Germany U19	5	(1)
2014–	Kosovo	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Faton Toski (born 17 February 1987) is a Kosovar footballer who plays for FSV Frankfurt, ^[1][2] aHe has played for the Kosovo national football team since 5 March 2014.

Club career

Early career

Toski was born in Gjilan and his family moved to Germany when he was still young. began his career for TuS Makkabi Frankfurt and signed after one year an 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.

Bochum

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

FSV Frankfurt

On 21 January 2014 he signed for FSV Frankfurt a contract until the end of season 2013-14, 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 52nd minute of the match, which Frankfurt won 2-1.^[5]

International career

Toski is former member of the Germany national under-19 football team and earned five caps, who scored one goal.^[6] 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.^[7]

Statistics

As of 22 May 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Total
2005–06	Eintracht Frankfurt II	Oberliga Hessen	1	0	—		1	0
2006–07			11	3	—		11	3
2007–08			12	2	—		12	2
2009–10		Regionalliga Süd	17	4	—		17	4
2006–07	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	2	0
2007–08			12	2	1	0	13	2
2008–09			13	1	0	0	13	1
2009–10			0	0	0	0	0	0
2010–11	VfL Bochum	2. Bundesliga	17	0	1	0	18	0
2011–12			15	2	2	0	17	2
2012–13			9	1	0	0	9	1
2012–13	VfL Bochum II	Regionalliga West	2	0	—		2	0
2013–2014	FSV Frankfurt	2. Bundesliga	6	0	0	0	6	0
2014–15			11	1	0	0	11	1
Total	Germany		128	16	4	0	132	16
Career total			128	16	4	0	132	16

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 (German)
4. Faton Toski at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
5. http://www.flashscore.com/match/hC07JhYp/#lineups;1
6. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: VfL Bochum verpflichtet Faton Toski
7. Gazeta lajmi (November 22, 2010). "Faton Toski: Në fillim kombëtarja kosovare". Gazeta lajmi. Retrieved 28 January 2014. “I kam shumë borxh Gjermanisë, por pjesa më e madhe e familjes sime gjendet ende në Kosovë. Është e qartë se zemra ime rrah për Kosovën”, deklaroi futbollisti me prejardhje nga Gjilani. Tash, gjithçka varet nga pranimi sa më i shpejt i Kosovës në UEFA dhe në FIFA. “Nëse kjo nuk ndodh, atëherë do të mund ta imagjinoja një angazhim me ekipin kombëtar të Shqipërisë”

External links

• Faton Toski profile at Fussballdaten