Matic Kotnik (born 23 July 1990) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.

Club career

Panionios

On 11 June 2017, Kotnik moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

of the

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on a two-year contract.

International career

In August 2016, Kotnik was named in

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

's squad for a

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qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

References

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Matic Kotnik
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotnik, Matic 1990 births Living people Footballers from Slovenj Gradec Men's association football goalkeepers Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers NK Dravograd players NK Celje players ND Dravinja players Panionios F.C. players Brescia Calcio players Volos F.C. players Ionikos F.C. players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players Serie B players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy