Dino Hotić

Dino Hotić (Bosnian pronunciation: [dîːno xǒtitɕ]; born 26 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Ajman Club. Born in Slovenia, he represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team internationally.

Dino Hotić

Hotić with Lech Poznań in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Ajman Club
Number	10
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)
2023–2025	Lech Poznań	43	(5)
2025–	Ajman Club	0	(0)
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)
2019–2022	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025

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. Three years later, he moved to Polish club Lech Poznań.

A former Slovenian youth international, Hotić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019.

Club career

Early career

Hotić playing for Maribor in 2017

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]

Cercle Brugge

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]

Lech Poznań

On 12 July 2023, Hotić moved on a free transfer to Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, signing a three-year deal.^[10] Marred by injuries throughout his first season in Poznań, he scored five times and provided one assist during Lech's title-winning 2024–25 campaign.^[11]

Ajman Club

On 16 June 2025, Hotić signed with Emirati club Ajman Club.^[11]

International career

Despite representing Slovenia at all youth levels,^[12] Hotić decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at senior level as his parents are of Bosnian descent from Ključ.^[13][14]

In October 2019, his request to change sports citizenship from Slovenian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.^[15] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Italy and Liechtenstein.^[16] He debuted against the latter on 18 November.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[b]		Continental		Total
		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[c]	0	34	3
	2017–18	Slovenian PrvaLiga	30	4	2	0	10[d]	0	42	4
	2018–19	Slovenian PrvaLiga	29	9	5	1	5[c]	0	39	10
	2019–20	Slovenian PrvaLiga	19	4	0	0	7[e]	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[f]	1	22	1
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	27	5	0	0	—		27	5
	Total		43	5	2	0	4	1	49	6
Career total			306	51	22	3	29	2	357	56

1. Official competitive UEFA matches only.
2. Includes Slovenian Cup, Belgian Cup, Polish Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	2019	1	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Maribor

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19^[18]
• Slovenian Cup: 2012–13^[18]

Lech Poznań

• Ekstraklasa: 2024–25^[20]