Nermin Zolotić (; born 7 July 1993) is a Bosnian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Zolotić started his professional career at Željezničar, before joining Gent in 2014, who loaned him to Istra 1961 in 2015 and back to Željezničar in 2016. Later that year, he moved to

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. In 2020, Zolotić signed with Casa Pia. Five years later, he was transferred to Noah. A former youth international for

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, Zolotić made his senior international debut in 2023, earning 1

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Club career

Early career

Zolotić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Željezničar. He made his professional debut against

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on 12 March 2011 at the age of 17. On 12 April 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a triumph over Olimpic. In June, Zolotić was transferred to Belgian team Gent. In August 2015, he was sent on a season-long loan to Croatian side Istra 1961. In January 2016, he was loaned to his former team Željezničar until the end of season. In July, he joined

. In October 2020, Zolotić signed with Portuguese outfit Casa Pia. In February 2025, he moved to Armenian club

International career

Zolotić represented

at all youth levels. In November 2023, he received his first senior call up, for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against

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and

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. He debuted against the latter on 19 November.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Željezničar * Bosnian Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13 * Bosnian Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12 Gent *

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

: 2014–15 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

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Noah *

: 2024–25 *

Armenian Cup The Armenian Cup () is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it ...

: 2024–25

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