Juan Foyth

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Juan Foyth
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Foyth with Argentina U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Juan Marcos Foyth [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 8
Youth career
2015–2017 Estudiantes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Estudiantes 7 (0)
2017–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 16 (1)
2020–2021 → Villarreal (loan) 16 (0)
2021– Villarreal 93 (4)
International career‡
2017–2018 Argentina U20 12 (0)
2018– Argentina 22 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
Copa América
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 (UTC)

Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as centre-back or right-back for La Liga club Villarreal and the Argentina national team.

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Having begun his professional career at his hometown club Estudiantes, he went on to play in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and in La Liga for Villarreal. He won the UEFA Europa League with the latter club in 2021.

Foyth made his senior international debut for Argentina in 2018 and was part of their squad that came third at the 2019 Copa América and won the 2022 Finalissima and 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Estudiantes

Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Foyth began his career at hometown club Estudiantes de La Plata. [4] He played for a number of years in the Youth academy, initially as an attacking midfielder, then moved to centre-back before he turned 16. [5] He signed his first professional contract in January 2017, which linked him to the club until June 2019. [6] He made his Primera División debut on 19 March 2017, against Patronato, aged 19. [7] He went on to play a further six times in the league, with additional two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana. [8]

Tottenham Hotspur

Foyth joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8 million on 30 August 2017, on a five-year contract. [9] [10] He made his debut on 19 September in an EFL Cup match against Barnsley that Tottenham won 1–0. [11]

Foyth made his Premier League debut on 3 November 2018 in a 3–2 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he conceded two penalties which were both converted. [12] In his next league appearance, away to Crystal Palace, he scored his first career goal, handing Tottenham a 1–0 victory. [13] On 4 May 2019, he came on at half time for Toby Alderweireld and was sent off three minutes later for a foul on Jack Simpson in a 1–0 loss against AFC Bournemouth. [14]

Villarreal

In October 2020, Foyth signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2023, only to be sent on loan to Spanish club Villarreal. [15] He made his debut on 22 October, scoring in a 5–3 home victory against Turkey's Sivasspor in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. [16] He made 11 more appearances in the tournament as his team won it, including a start in the final victory against Manchester United. [17]

At the end of his loan season, Foyth signed for Villarreal in June 2021 on a five-year deal for a fee of €15 million. [18] On 16 August, he was sent off in a goalless draw at Granada CF in the opening game of the season. [19] He became a key player at right-back for manager Unai Emery, replacing veteran Mario Gaspar and covering for the injured Serge Aurier. [20] On 12 May 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal, to restore the lead in a 5–1 victory against Rayo Vallecano. [21]

International career

Early career

Foyth played for the Argentina national under-20 team in 2017. He made 12 appearances in total for the national youth team: nine at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador, and another three during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [22]

Senior

Foyth received his first call-up to the Argentina senior national team by manager Lionel Scaloni for some friendly games which would be played in October 2018. [23] He made his debut on 16 November in a friendly match against Mexico where he helped Argentina to a 2–0 victory, being named man of the match and receiving wide praise for his performance in this match. [24] [25]

Foyth was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América and made his first start against Qatar of said tournament. [26] He started as a right-back in three further games, including the 2–0 semi-final loss against Brazil, [27] and the third-place play-off match against Chile, which they won 2–1. [28] [29]

On 1 June 2022, Foyth remained as an unused substitute as Argentina won 3–0 against reigning European Champions Italy at Wembley Stadium in the 2022 Finalissima. [30]

Foyth was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Scaloni. He only played in the semi-final against Croatia. As Argentina were already up 3–0, Foyth came in to replace Nahuel Molina. He was an unused substitute as Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out of the final. [31]

Personal life

Foyth, who was born and raised in Argentina, is of Czech and Polish descent and holds a Polish passport. [32] He also holds Spanish nationality. [33] [34] His grandparents' surname was spelled Fojt, which was changed on arrival in Argentina. [35] Foyth married his long-time girlfriend Ariana Alonso in La Plata, Argentina, in July 2019. [36]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2016–17 [37] Argentine Primera División 7000—2 [c] 0—90
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18 [38] Premier League 0050201 [d] 0—80
2018–19 [39] Premier League12120102 [d] 0—171
2019–20 [40] Premier League4000003 [d] 0—70
Total161703060—321
Villarreal (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 16040—12 [e] 1—321
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga25120—10 [d] 01 [f] 0381
2022–23 La Liga24130—3 [g] 0—301
2023–24 La Liga12110—3 [e] 0—161
2024–25 La Liga19100———191
2025–26 La Liga13010—4 [d] 0—180
Villarreal total1094110—321101535
Career total132518030401101946
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 14 November 2025 [41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201810
201990
202010
202120
202240
202310
202400
202540
Total220

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

Villarreal

Argentina

References

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  2. ↑ "Juan Foyth: Overview". ESPN . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Foyth". Villarreal CF . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Juan Foyth: Profile". worldfootball.net. Heim: Spiel. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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  6. ↑ "First contract for Juan Marcos Foyth". Estudiantes de La Plata. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Juan Foyth fue presentado como jugador del Tottenham". DeporTV (in Spanish). 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Foyth completes move". Tottenham Hotspur (Press release). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Juan Foyth: Tottenham sign Estudiantes centre-back on five-year deal". BBC Sport . 20 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Rosser, Jack (19 September 2017). "Tottenham 1 Barnsley 0: Maurico Pochettino lauds Juan Foyth after impressive Wembley debut". Evening Standard .
  12. ↑ "Spurs survive Wolves fightback to go fourth". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018.
  13. ↑ MacInnes, Paul (10 November 2018). "Juan Foyth scores first career goal to give Tottenham win at Crystal Palace". The Guardian .
  14. ↑ Hytner, David (4 May 2019). "Nine-man Tottenham undone at the last as Aké snatches win for Bournemouth". The Observer . Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tottenham: Juan Foyth signs new deal before loan move to Villarreal". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Europa League: Juan Foyth tuvo un gran debut con Villarreal en la victoria por 5-3 sobre Sivasspor" [Europa League: Juan Foyth had a great debut for Villarreal in the 5-3 victory over Sivasspor]. TNT Sports (in Spanish). TNT Sports International. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  17. 1 2 Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal beat Man Utd in epic shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Villarreal ejerce opción de compra sobre argentino Foyth, quien firma contrato por 5 temporadas" [Villarreal activate buying option on Argentine Foyth, who signs a contract for 5 seasons] (in Spanish). Reuters. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Juan Foyth dismissed as Villarreal start LaLiga campaign with goalless home draw". The Independent . 16 August 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  20. ↑ Mateu, Ismael (28 January 2022). "Los comodines de Emery frente a las adversidades" [Emery's wildcards in the face of adversity]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. ↑ Oludare, Shina (12 May 2022). "Dia bags assist as Chukwueze's Villarreal decimate Rayo Vallecano". Goal . Platform Group. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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  25. ↑ Brown, Jamie (17 November 2018). "Tottenham Hotspur's Juan Foyth lauded following Argentina 2–0 Mexico". 101 Great Goals. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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  27. ↑ Oliver Dawnay (3 July 2019). "'Ending Careers' Brazil 2–0 Argentina: Juan Foyth produces sensational piece of skill to leave Philippe Coutinho for dead and Tottenham delighted". Talksport .
  28. ↑ "Messi sent off, Aguero scores & Sanchez injured in thrilling Copa America tie". BBC Sport. 6 July 2019.
  29. ↑ "Foyth helps Argentina clinch third spot at Copa America". Hackney Gazette . 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: South American champions cruise to Finalissima glory". UEFA. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  31. ↑ "Argentina are World Champions!". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  32. ↑ "Juan Foyth set to complete move to PSG". Get Football News France. 24 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Foyth, un apellido 'inventado' y de origen polaco". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "Foyth, el central moldeado por Pochettino y reconvertido a lateral por Unai". Sport (in Spanish). 16 August 2022.
  35. ↑ Torres, Diego (29 September 2021). "Juan Foyth: "Con Pochettino y Kane aprendí a ser agresivo"" [Juan Foyth: "With Pochettino and Kane I learned to be aggressive"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  36. ↑ "¡Se casó Juan Foyth, el joven defensor de la Selección Argentina!" [Juan Foyth, young defender of the Argentine national team, got married!]. Pronto (in Spanish). 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019.
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  39. ↑ "Games played by Juan Foyth in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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