Matej Šakota (born 16 August 2004) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a forward for Zrinjski.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Zrinjski | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Zrinjski | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Slaven Belupo | 49 | (5) |
| 2025– | Zrinjski | 32 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 20 | (5) |
| 2023– | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Mostar, Šakota progressed through the youth academy of Zrinjski Mostar, signing a professional contract with the club in September 2021.[1] On scoring in a 2–0 victory over Sloboda in May 2022, he broke Ivan Bubalo's 26-year-old record to become Zrinjski's youngest ever goalscorer.[2]
In August 2022, he transferred to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, signing a five-year contract.[3]
International career
editPersonal life
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 16 November 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zrinjski | 2021–22 | Bosnian Premier League | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Slaven Belupo | 2023–24 | 1. HNL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | 1. HNL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Croatian Cup
References
edit- ↑ "HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota potpisao profesionalni ugovor" [HŠK ZRINJSKI: Matej Šakota signed a professional contract]. ramski-vjesnik.ba (in Croatian). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ "Matej Šakota ispisao historiju Zrinjskog" [Matej Šakota wrote the history of Zrinjski]. faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ "Talentirani Matej Šakota iz Zrinjskog prešao u zagrebački Dinamo" [The talented Matej Šakota from Zrinjski moved to Dinamo Zagreb]. vecernji.ba (in Croatian). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ "Prijateljski susreti "U-15" selekcija BiH i Crne Gore". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Zimski kamp za "U-16" reprezentativce". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Prijateljske utakmice kadetskih selekcija BiH i Sjeverne Makedonije". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Pobjeda U-18 reprezentativaca BiH u efikasnom meču". www.nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Matej Šakota". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "Matej i Filip Šakota: Zrinjski je naš klub i volimo ga" [Matej and Filip Šakota: Zrinjski is our club and we love it]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ "Matej Šakota: Zrinjski je moj dom i mjesto gdje dolazim bez briga" [Matej Šakota: Zrinjski is my home and a place where I come without worries]. hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ Matej Šakota at Soccerway
External links
edit- Matej Šakota at Soccerway (archive)
- Matej Šakota at WorldFootball.net (archive)
- Matej Šakota at Sofascore