Andrej Kotnik

Andrej Kotnik

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Nova Gorica, Slovenia [1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	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	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		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		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
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

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. "Andrej Kotnik". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
2. "Olimpija vs. Gorica – 18 July 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. "Palermo vs. Crotone – 5 February 2017". Soccerway. 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. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

• Andrej Kotnik at NZS (in Slovene)