Dominik_Kotarski
Dominik Kotarski
Croatian footballer
Dominik Kotarski (Croatian pronunciation: [dôminik kôtarskiː, domǐ-];[2][3] born 10 February 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club PAOK and the Croatia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Zabok, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Tondach Bedekovčina | ||
| 2011–2018 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Jong Ajax | 60 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gorica (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2022– | PAOK | 58 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Croatia U14 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Croatia U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Croatia U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Croatia U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Croatia U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ajax
Kotarski with his local club NK Tondach Bedekovčina at the age of 6, and after impressing, moved to Dinamo Zagreb's academy in 2011.[4] On 7 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax but had to wait until he turned 18 to officially sign with the club, and he is contracted until 30 June 2023.[5]
Kotarski made his professional debut for Jong Ajax in a 3–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Jong PSV on 30 March 2018.[6] Kotarski was made the third keeper of the first team ahead of the 2018–19 Eredivisie season. Due to good health of first and second choice keepers André Onana and Kostas Lamprou, he continued to ply his trade with the reserves.[7]
Gorica (loan)
On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Kotarski would be loaned to HNK Gorica on a season-long loan spell, competing in the 1. HNL, the top-tier of professional football in his native Croatia.[8] He featured 24 times in the league and 4 times in the cup, keeping a clean sheet in 8 of those matches.
PAOK
Οn 27 June 2022, Kotarski signed a four-year contract with Greek club PAOK.[9]
Kotarski is a youth international for Croatia, and was the standout player for the Croatia U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10]
On 31 October 2022, Kotarski was named in Croatia's preliminary 34-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[11] but did not make the final 26.[12]
He made his debut on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against Egypt, substituting another debutant Nediljko Labrović at half-time.[13]
Club
- As of match played 17 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 0 | ||||
| Gorica (loan) | 2021–22 | Prva HNL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| PAOK | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 132 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 155 | 0 | ||
- Includes Croatian Football Cup, Greek Football Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Club
Jong Ajax[14]
Ajax[14]
Individual
- "Dominik Kotarski". worldfootball.net.
- www.virtuabit.hr, Metro m.k. (8 September 2023). "VELIKI TRANSFER: Dominik Kotarski potpisao za moćni Ajax".
- "Jong Ajax vs. Jong PSV – 30 maart 2018 – Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
- "Ajax breekt contract van derde keeper Kotarski open". AjaxShowtime. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Ο Άγιαξ άνοιξε τον δρόμο του ΠΑΟΚ για τον Κοτάρσκι!". talentabout.gr. 17 June 2022.
- "Dalić objavio prošireni popis za Svjetsko prvenstvo: Evo tko ima šansu putovati u Katar". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Zlatko Dalić objavio popis igrača za SP, ovo su 26 imena koje vodi u Katar". Večernji list (in Croatian). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Egypt v Croatia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
- "Dominik Kotarski - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Dominik Kotarski at Soccerway
- Dominik Kotarski at the Croatian Football Federation
- UEFA U17 Profile
- PAOK Profile