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.
Hotić with Lech Poznań in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28) | ||
| 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) |
| 2013–2014 | → Veržej (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Maribor B | 27 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Krško (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Cercle Brugge | 112 | (17) |
| 2023– | Lech Poznań | 17 | (1) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 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.
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]
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]
On 12 July 2023, Hotić moved on a free transfer to Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, signing a three-year deal.[10]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| 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[b] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 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[e] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 279 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 330 | 51 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Maribor
