Marin Šotiček

Marin Šotiček
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004
Place of birth Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hajduk Split
(on loan from Basel)
Number 23
Youth career
NK Zrinski Ozalj
–2016 NK Vinogradar
2016–2022 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Lokomotiva Zagreb 41 (9)
2023 → NK Jarun Zagreb (loan) 5 (2)
2024– Basel 56 (4)
2026– → Hajduk Split (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Croatia U18 8 (2)
2022–2023 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2024– Croatia U21 20 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:12, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Marin Šotiček (born 18 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian Football League club Hajduk Split, on loan from Swiss Super League club Basel. Born in Slovenia, he represents Croatia at youth international level.[2]

Youth career

Šotiček started his youth career at NK Zrinski Ozalj before moving to NK Vinogradar until 2016 when he moved to Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Club career

Lokomotiva Zagreb

Šotiček signed his first contract for Lokomotiva Zagreb 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 five appearances that season before moving on loan to Prva NL club NK Jarun Zagreb in February 2023.[5]

He made five appearances on loan at Jarun, scoring two goals, including his first senior goal, a 93rd-minute winner at home to Croatia Zmijavci.[6]

He returned to Lokomotiva Zagreb and went on to make a further seven appearances that season in all competitions.

2023–24

In the 2023–24 season, 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 Slaven Belupo.[7] In the same season, 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 six goals in 22 games, including 18 starts. On 28 April, he scored another brace in a 3–1 victory over league leaders Rijeka.[11]

Basel

Šotiček signed for Swiss Super League club Basel in July 2024 on a four-year deal,[12] He made his debut for the club on July 27th in a 2–1 home loss to Lugano, coming on as a 65th minute substitute.[13] He made 32 appearances in his first season, scoring six goals in all competitions, including a goal in the Swiss Cup final as Basel won 4–1 againsy Promotion League team Biel-Bienne.[14] Basel also won the Swiss Super League that season for the first time in eight years.[15]

International career

Šotiček is eligible to represent either Croatia or Slovenia, which are his country of origin and birth respectively. He has represented Croatia at youth levels, including U18, U19 and U21.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2022–23 Prva HNL 11010——120
2023–24 Prva HNL 30930——339
Total 41940——459
Jarun (loan) 2022–23 Prva NL 5200—0052
FC Basel 2024–25 Swiss Super League 28442—00326
2025–26 Swiss Super League 280218[b]000381
Total 564638000707
Career total 10215103800012018
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Basel

References

  1. ↑ "Marin Šotiček height". worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ "Marin Soticek teams". fotmob.com.
  3. ↑ "Šotiček signs professionally for Lokomotiva". nklokomotiva.hr. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sibenik 2–1 Lokomotiva". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Jarun transfer record". flashscore.com.
  6. ↑ "Jarun 2–1 Croatia Zmijavci". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Slaven Belupo 0–1 Lokomotiva Zagreb". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Lokomotiva 3–0 Rudes". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Istra 0–4 Lokomotiva". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "Lokomotiva 1–3 Slaven Belupo". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Lokomotiva 3–1 Rijeka" (in Croatian). hnl.hr. 28 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Šotiček signs for Basel" (in German). fcb.ch. 30 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "FC Basel 1-2 FC Lugano". bbc.com. 30 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "FC Biel-Bienne 1-4 FC Basel". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Shaqiri inspires Basel to seal first Swiss league title since 2017". apnews.com.
  16. ↑ Marin Šotiček at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "Thousands celebrate the championship title in Basel during the ESC". blue News.
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