Dominik Kotarski (; born 10 February 2000) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club PAOK and the

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Club career

Ajax

Kotarski with his local club NK Tondach Bedekovčina at the age of 6, and after impressing, moved to

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's academy in 2011. On 7 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with

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but had to wait until he turned 18 to officially sign with the club, and he is contracted until 30 June 2023. Kotarski made his professional debut for Jong Ajax in a 3–0

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loss to

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on 30 March 2018. Kotarski was made the third keeper of the first team ahead of the

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season. Due to good health of first and second choice keepers

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and

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, he continued to ply his trade with the reserves.

Gorica (loan)

On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Kotarski would be loaned to

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on a season-long loan spell, competing in the 1. HNL, the top-tier of professional football in his native Croatia. He featured 24 times in the league and 4 times in the

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, keeping a clean sheet in 8 of those matches.

PAOK

Οn 27 June 2022, Kotarski signed a four-year contract with Greek club PAOK.

International career

Kotarski is a youth international for Croatia, and was the standout player for the Croatia U17s at the

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (35th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football champi ...

. On 31 October 2022, Kotarski was named in

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's preliminary 34-man squad for the

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, but did not make the final 26.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Ajax *

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: 2018–19,

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: 2018–19,

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Jong Ajax *

: 2017–18

Individual

*UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

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References

External links

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UEFA U17 Profile

PAOK Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kotarski, Dominik 2000 births Living people People from Zabok Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Jong Ajax players HNK Gorica players PAOK FC players Eerste Divisie players Croatian Football League players Super League Greece players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece