Andrej Kotnik

Andrej Kotnik
Personal information
Date of birth	4 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dalian Yingbo; (on loan from Meizhou Hakka)
Number	44
Youth career
	Koper
	Jadran Dekani
	Izola
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Izola
2015–2019	Gorica
2017	→ Crotone (loan)
2018	→ Formentera (loan)
2019–2022	Maribor
2022–2023	Koper
2023–	Meizhou Hakka
2024–	→ Dalian Yingbo (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

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Andrej Kotnik (born 4 August 1995) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for China League One club Dalian Yingbo, on loan from Meizhou Hakka.

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 match played 4 November 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gorica	2015–16	Slovenian PrvaLiga	18	3	0	0	—		18	3
	2016–17		17	2	3	2	2^[a]	0	22	4
	2018–19		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^[b]	1	30	3
	2020–21		20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2021–22		1	0	0	0	1^[c]	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^[c]	1	36	15
	Total		46	12	4	3	2	1	52	16
Meizhou Hakka	2023	Chinese Super League	11	5	0	0	—		11	5
Career total			161	25	11	6	12	2	184	33

^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

^ ^a ^b "Andrej Kotnik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 February 2017. 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". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

Andrej Kotnik at NZS (in Slovene)

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[el-7] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[8] Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

[uecl-9] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

[wf-1] "Andrej Kotnik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[2] "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[3] "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "Slovenia – A. Kotnik – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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