| Marin Šotiček | |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 2004 |
| Height: | 1.76m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | FC Basel |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | NK Zrinski Ozalj |
| Youthyears2: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | NK Vinogradar |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Jarun (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | FC Basel |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022–23 |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Croatia U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam3: | Croatia U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Marin Šotiček (born 18 September 2004) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club FC Basel, and the Croatia national under-21 football team.[2]
Šotiček started his youth career at NK Zrinski Ozalj before moving to NK Vinogradar until 2016 when he moved to NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Šotiček signed his first contract for Lokomotiva in July 2022, a deal which lasts until June 2024.[3] Šotiček made his debut for Lokomotiva in a 2–1 loss in a Prva HNL game versus HNK Šibenik, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Jakov-Anton Vasilj.[4] Šotiček went on to make a further 5 appearances that season before moving on loan to Prva NL club NK Jarun Zagreb in February 2023.[5]
He made 5 appearances on loan at Jarun, scoring two goals, including his first senior goal, a 93rd-minute winner at home to NK Croatia Zmijavci.[6]
He returned to Lokomotiva Zagreb and went on to make a further 7 appearances that season in all competitions.
In the 2023–24 season, Šotiček established himself as a consistent fixture in the Lokomotiva starting lineup at just 18 years old. He scored his first goal for the club, slotting home after a through ball from Indrit Tuci in the 65th minute to score the only goal in a 1–0 win away to NK Slaven Belupo.[7] In the same sesason, Šotiček scored doubles against NK Rudeš,[8] and Istra 1961,[9] as well as a single goal in the return fixture against Slaven Belupo,[10] to bring his tally for the season to 6 goals in 22 games, including 18 starts. On 28 April, he scored another brace in a 3–1 victory over league leaders Rijeka.[11]
Šotiček signed for Swiss Super League giants FC Basel in July 2024 on a four year deal,[12] He made his debut for the club on July 27th in a 2-1 home loss to FC Lugano, coming on as a 65th minute substitute.[13]
Šotiček is eligible to play for Croatia, as the country he grew up in, or Slovenia, the country of his birth. He has represented Croatia at many levels, including U18, U19 and U21.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2022–23 | Prva HNL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | |||
| FC Basel | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | |||