Dominik Kotarski
Squad number 23 · Copenhagen
Their 2026 World Cup
Dominik Kotarski travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Croatia, wearing number 23, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (2 wins and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Portugal 2-1.
The goalkeeping job went to D. Livaković (4 matches, 360′).
Another 6 players in the Croatia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Croatia team page.
Biography
Dominik Kotarski (Croatian pronunciation: [dôminik kôtarskiː, domǐ-]; born 10 February 2000) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Croatia national team.
Ajax Growing up in Brestovec Orehovički, Kotarski started training with his local club NK Tondach Bedekovčina at the age of 6. After impressing, he moved to Dinamo Zagreb's academy in 2011. On 7 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax 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 Eerste Divisie loss to Jong PSV on 30 March 2018. Kotarski was made the third keeper of the first team ahead of the 2018–19 Eredivisie season. Due to good health of first and second choice keepers André Onana and Kostas Lamprou, he continued to ply his trade with the reserves.
Gorica (loan) On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Kotarski would be loaned to HNK Gorica on a season-long loan spell, competing in the 1.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)