Dino Hotić (Bosnian pronunciation: [dîːno xǒtitɕ]; born 26 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. Born in Slovenia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Dino Hotić
Hotić with Lech Poznań in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Lech Poznań
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2008 Domžale
2008–2011 Bravo
2011–2013 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Maribor 120 (19)
2013–2014Veržej (loan) 18 (9)
2014–2015 Maribor B 27 (4)
2016Krško (loan) 13 (1)
2020–2023 Cercle Brugge 112 (17)
2023– Lech Poznań 25 (4)
International career
2012 Slovenia U17[a] 3 (0)
2013 Slovenia U19[a] 3 (0)
2014–2016 Slovenia U21 14 (4)
2019 Slovenia B 1 (0)
2019– Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Hotić started his professional career at Maribor, who loaned him to Veržej in 2013 and to Krško in 2016. In 2020, he joined Cercle Brugge.

A former Slovenian youth international, Hotić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019.

Club career

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Early career

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Hotić playing for Maribor in 2017

Hotić started playing football at local club Domžale and later at Bravo,[2] before joining Maribor's youth academy in 2011.[3]

In July 2013, he was sent on a season-long loan to Veržej.[4] In January 2016, he was loaned to Krško until the end of season.[5]

Cercle Brugge

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In January 2020, Hotić was transferred to Belgian outfit Cercle Brugge for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €1.2 million.[6][7] He made his official debut for the team on 19 January against Antwerp.[8] On 8 February, he scored his first goal for Cercle Brugge in a triumph over Mechelen.[9]

Lech Poznań

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On 12 July 2023, Hotić moved on a free transfer to Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, signing a three-year deal.[10]

International career

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Despite representing Slovenia at all youth levels,[11] Hotić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level as his parents are of Bosnian descent from Ključ.[12][13]

In October 2019, his request to change sports citizenship from Slovenian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[14] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Italy and Liechtenstein.[15] He debuted against the latter on 18 November.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 March 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maribor 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 28 2 3 1 3[c] 0 34 3
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 30 4 2 0 10[d] 0 42 4
2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga 29 9 5 1 5[c] 0 39 10
2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19 4 0 0 7[e] 1 26 5
Total 120 19 14 2 25 1 159 22
Veržej (loan) 2013–14 Slovenian Second League 18 9 0 0 18 9
Krško (loan) 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 13 1 13 1
Cercle Brugge 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 7 1 7 1
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 32 4 2 1 34 5
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 33 7 2 0 35 7
2022–23 Belgian First Division A 40 5 2 0 42 5
Total 112 17 6 1 0 0 118 18
Lech Poznań 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 16 0 2 0 4[f] 1 22 1
Career total 279 46 22 3 29 2 330 51
  1. ^ a b Official competitive UEFA matches only.
  2. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Belgian Cup, Polish Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 11 June 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Maribor

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dino Hotič". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (20 October 2018). "Zahovićev brat nam je obljubil, da bo naredil salto" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Slovenski mediji upozoravaju selektora Keka: Pažnja, BiH želi igrača Maribora". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Štrakl, Tomaž (23 July 2013). "Veržej z vijoličastim pridihom". sobotainfo.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Dino Hotić, novajlija među Zmajevima: Poziv me iznenadio, čast je nositi dres BiH". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Rode lantaarn Cercle Brugge tast diep in geldbuidel voor wintertransfer - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 6 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Reprezentativac BiH danas potpisuje za belgijski klub". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Dino Hotić debitovao za Cercle Brugge". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 19 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Sjajan dan za bh. fudbalere u Belgiji: Pogađali Hotić i Prevljak". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ "#Hotić2026" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Dokončno znana Hotićeva reprezentančna usoda". zurnal24.si (in Slovenian). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Legenda snubi Dina Hotića: Bo res zaigral za Zmaje?". mariborinfo.com (in Slovenian). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Bosna i Hercegovina dobija novog reprezentativca". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Nogometni savez BiH potvrdio: Dino Hotić stekao pravo nastupa za Zmajeve". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Prosinečki objavio spisak Zmajeva na koje računa protiv Italije i Lihtenštajna". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Zmajevi se probudili u drugom dijelu: Ćivić i Hodžić za pobjedu u Vaduzu i kraj teških kvalifikacija". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "D. Hotić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Dino Hotič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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