Andrej Kotnik

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Izola 32 (8)
2015–2019 Gorica 55 (6)
2017Crotone (loan) 2 (0)
2018Formentera (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2022 Maribor 43 (2)
2022–2023 Koper 46 (12)
2023–2024 Meizhou Hakka 11 (5)
2024Dalian 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gorica 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 18300183
2016–17 172322 [a] 0224
2018–19 20120221
Total5565220628
Crotone (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 200020
Formentera (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 400040
Maribor 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga221117 [b] 1303
2020–21 2011000211
2021–22 10001 [c] 020
Total4322181534
Koper 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga14021161
2022–23 3212222 [c] 13615
Total461243215216
Meizhou Hakka 2023 Chinese Super League 11500115
Dalian Yingbo (loan) 2024 China League One 24800248
Dalian K'un City 2025 China League One800080
Career total1933311612221641
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 "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.