Marin Šotiček is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Prva HNL club Lokomotiva Zagreb, and the Croatia national under-21 football team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Novo Mesto, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Zrinski Ozalj | |||
| –2016 | NK Vinogradar | ||
| 2016–2022 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 34 | (6) |
| 2023 | →Jarun (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–23 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Croatia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Youth career edit
Šotiček started his youth career at NK Zrinski Ozalj before moving to NK Vinogradar until 2016 when he moved to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Club career edit
Lokomotiva Zagreb edit
Šotiček signed his first contract for Lokomotiva in July 2022, a deal which lasts until June 2024.[3] Šotiček made his debut for Lokomotiva in a 2–1 loss in a Prva HNL game versus HNK Šibenik, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Jakov-Anton Vasilj.[4] Šotiček went on to make a further 5 appearances that season before moving on loan to Prva NL club NK Jarun Zagreb in February 2023.[5]
He made 5 appearances on loan at Jarun, scoring two goals, including his first senior goal, a 93rd-minute winner at home to NK Croatia Zmijavci.[6]
He returned to Lokomotiva Zagreb and went on to make a further 7 appearances that season in all competitions.
2023–24 edit
In the next season, Prva HNL 2023-24, Šotiček established himself as a consistent fixture in the Lokomotiva starting lineup at just 18 years old. He scored his first goal for the club, slotting home after a through ball from Indrit Tuci in the 65th minute to score the only goal in a 1–0 win away to NK Slaven Belupo.[7] In the same sesason, Šotiček scored doubles against NK Rudeš[8] and Istra 1961[9] as well as a single goal in the return fixture against Slaven Belupo[10] to bring his tally for the season to 6 goals in 22 games, including 18 starts.
International career edit
Šotiček is eligible to play for Croatia, as the country he grew up in, or Slovenia, the country of his birth. He has represented Croatia at many levels, including U18, U19 and U21.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 6 April 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Prva HNL | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Marin Šotiček height". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Marin Soticek teams". fotmob.com.
- ^ "Šotiček signs professionally for Lokomotiva". nklokomotiva.hr.
- ^ "Sibenik 2-1 Lokomotiva". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Jarun transfer record". flashscore.com.
- ^ "Jarun 2-1 Croatia Zmijavci". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Slaven Belupo 0-1 Lokomotiva Zagreb". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Lokomotiva 3-0 Rudes". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Istra 0-4 Lokomotiva". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Lokomotiva 1-3 Slaven Belupo". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Marin Šotiček at Soccerway
External links edit
- Marin Šotiček at Soccerway
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