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Juan Marcos Foyth (born 12 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as right-back for La Liga club Villarreal CF and the Argentina national team.
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.
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. In his next league appearance, away to Crystal Palace, he scored his first career goal, handing Tottenham a 1–0 win. 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 at AFC Bournemouth.
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. On 16 August, he was sent off in a goalless draw at Granada CF in the opening game of the season. He became a key player at right-back for manager Unai Emery, replacing veteran Mario Gaspar and covering for the injured Serge Aurier. On 12 May 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal, to restore the lead in a 5–1 win at Rayo Vallecano.
Foyth was called up for the first time to the senior Argentina national team by manager Lionel Scaloni for a number of friendly games to be played in October 2018. He made his debut on 16 November in a friendly against Mexico where he helped Argentina to a 2–0 win, being named man of the match and receiving wide praise for his performance in this match.
He was included in the final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América, and made his first start in the competition in the match against Qatar. He started as a right-back in three further games, including the semi-final they lost to Brazil 2–0, and the third-place play-off match against Chile, which they won 2–1.
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.
He was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by Scaloni. His only minutes in the tournament came in the final moments of the semi-final against Croatia. Argentina were already up 3–0, so 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 to win the final.
His grandparents' surname was spelled Fojt, which was changed on arrival in Argentina.
Foyth married his longtime girlfriend Ariana Alonso in La Plata, Argentina, in July 2019.
| +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2" | Club !rowspan="2" | Season !colspan="3" | League !colspan="2" | National cup !colspan="2" | League cup !colspan="2" | Continental !colspan="2" | Other !colspan="2" | Total |
| Estudiantes | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 1 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | ||||||
| Villarreal CF (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 1 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 1 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | ||||||
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | |
| Argentina | 0 |
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