Andrej Kotnik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova Gorica, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celje | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koper | |||
| Jadran Dekani | |||
| Izola | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Izola | 32 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Gorica | 55 | (6) |
| 2017 | → Crotone (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Formentera (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Maribor | 43 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Koper | 46 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Meizhou Hakka | 11 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Dalian Yingbo (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2025 | Dalian K'un City | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Celje | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2025 | |||
Andrej Kotnik (born 4 August 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga Celje.
Club career
Kotnik made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Gorica on 18 July 2015 in a game against Olimpija Ljubljana.[2]
He made his Serie A debut for Crotone on 5 February 2017 as a 61st-minute substitute for Marcello Trotta in a 1–0 loss to Palermo.[3]
On 2 August 2023, Kotnik signed with Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[4]
On 28 February 2024, Kotnik joined China League One club Dalian Yingbo on loan.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 14 June 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gorica | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 8 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Formentera (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Maribor | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7[c] | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Koper | 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2[d] | 1 | 36 | 15 | |
| Total | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 16 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 5 | |
| Dalian Yingbo (loan) | 2024 | China League One | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | |
| Dalian K'un City | 2025 | China League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 193 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 216 | 41 | ||
- ↑ Includes Slovenian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Celje
References
- 1 2 "Andrej Kotnik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Olimpija vs. Gorica – 18 July 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "Palermo vs. Crotone – 5 February 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ "官宣｜科特尼克、金良宽加盟梅州客家足球俱乐部". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ↑ "官方：梅州客家外援科特尼克租借加盟大连英博". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Slovenia – A. Kotnik – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Celje clinch third national football title". The Slovenia Times. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
- Andrej Kotnik at NZS (in Slovene)
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