Matej Šakota

Matej Šakota
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004
Place of birth Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Zrinjski Mostar
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2022 Zrinjski Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Zrinjski Mostar 8 (1)
2022–2023 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2023–2025 Slaven Belupo 49 (5)
2025– Zrinjski Mostar 33 (6)
International career‡
2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina U15 2 (0)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 2 (0)
2020–2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 4 (0)
2021–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 20 (5)
2023– Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Matej Šakota (born 16 August 2004) is a Bosnian and Herzegowinian footballer who plays as a forward for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

Club career

Born in Mostar, Šakota progressed through the youth academy of Zrinjski Mostar, signing a professional contract with the club in September 2021.[1] On scoring in a 2–0 victory over Sloboda in May 2022, he broke Ivan Bubalo's 26-year-old record to become Zrinjski's youngest ever goalscorer.[2]

In August 2022, he transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, signing a five-year contract.[3]

International career

Šakota has been selected and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at levels Under-15,[4] U16,[5] U17,[6] U18,[7] and has played 20 games for the Under-19 team so far.[8]

Personal life

Šakota's brother, Filip, is also a footballer, and currently plays for the academy of Zrinjski.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zrinjski Mostar 2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 71———71
2022–23 Bosnian Premier League 10———10
Total 81———81
Slaven Belupo 2023–24 1. HNL 27320——293
2024–25 1. HNL 22240——262
Total 49560——555
Zrinjski Mostar 2025–26 Bosnian Premier League 3265011[b]01[c]0496
2026–27 Bosnian Premier League 10002[d]10031
Total 3365013110527
Career total 90121101311011513
  1. ↑ Includes Croatian Cup, Bosnian Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League; seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Bosnian Supercup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota potpisao profesionalni ugovor" [HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota signed a professional contract]. ramski-vjesnik.ba (in Croatian). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Matej Šakota ispisao historiju Zrinjskog" [Matej Šakota wrote the history of Zrinjski]. faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Talentirani Matej Šakota iz Zrinjskog prešao u zagrebački Dinamo" [The talented Matej Šakota from Zrinjski moved to Dinamo Zagreb]. vecernji.ba (in Croatian). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Prijateljski susreti "U-15" selekcija BiH i Crne Gore". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Zimski kamp za "U-16" reprezentativce". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Prijateljske utakmice kadetskih selekcija BiH i Sjeverne Makedonije". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pobjeda U-18 reprezentativaca BiH u efikasnom meču". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matej Šakota". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Matej i Filip Šakota: Zrinjski je naš klub i volimo ga" [Matej and Filip Šakota: Zrinjski is our club and we love it]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Matej Šakota: Zrinjski je moj dom i mjesto gdje dolazim bez briga" [Matej Šakota: Zrinjski is my home and a place where I come without worries]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Matej Šakota at Soccerway
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