{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Danijel Subotić | image = Danjiel_Subotic_in_Qadsia_SC_2014_2014-07-19_19-38.jpg | caption = Danjiel Subotic in Qadsia SC 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | height = 1.81 m | position = Forward | currentclub = FC Glattbrugg | clubnumber = 31 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008 | youthclubs1 = FC Basel | years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Portsmouth | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = → Zulte Waregem (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Grosseto | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = FCU Craiova | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Târgu Mureș | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = Volyn Lutsk | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Gabala | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 12 | years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Qadsia | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 12 | years9 = 2015–2017 | clubs9 = Sheriff Tiraspol | caps9 = 35 | goals9 = 15 | years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = Gabala | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 3 | years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = Ulsan | caps11 = 11 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2018 | clubs12 = Shakhter Karagandy | caps12 = 9 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2018 | clubs13 = Dinamo București | caps13 = 5 | goals13 = 1 | years14 = 2019–2020 | clubs14 = Grasshopper | caps14 = 16 | goals14 = 5 | years15 = 2022–2023 | clubs15 = Rapperswil-Jona | caps15 = 2 | goals15 = 0 | years16 = 2023–{{citation needed|date=April 2026}} | clubs16 = FC Glattbrugg | caps16 = 13 | goals16 = 5 | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = Switzerland U-16 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = Switzerland U-17 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam3 = Switzerland U-19 | nationalcaps3 = 6<ref>[http://www.football.ch/nm/de/U-19-telegramm.aspx?tg=1196331&t=41644&pid=62432 Swiss FA record (click on Subotić)]</ref> | nationalgoals3 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 21:16, 27 November 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }} '''Danijel Subotić''' (born 31 January 1989) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as striker for FC Glattbrugg. He was Swiss youth international footballer at various levels.
==Personal life== Subotić was born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, but his family originated from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, all back then part of Yugoslavia.<ref name="nezavisne1">{{cite web |url=http://nezavisne.com/vijesti.php?vijest=18888&meni=10 |title=Srbija hoće još talentovanih fudbalera iz BiH za reprezentaciju - Sport - Nezavisne novine |website=nezavisne.com |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117153537/http://nezavisne.com/vijesti.php?vijest=18888&meni=10 |archive-date=17 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His younger brother Dejan (born in 1996) is also footballer, having signed his first professional contract in 2018 with Serbian club FK Rad.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
==Club career== ===Youth football=== Subotić began his youth football in his adoptive country Switzerland. He played in the youth department of FC Basel, in their U-18 team during the 2005–06 season, under coach Patrick Rahmen and his assistant Marco Walker and with them, won both the Swiss U-18 championship and the U-19/18 national cup that season.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | authorlink = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573 | title = Zwei weitere Titel für FCB-Nachwuchs | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | accessdate = 18 June 2006 | language = de-ch | trans-title = Two more titles for FCB youngsters | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233631/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/-/10044/16573 | archive-date = 30 December 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The following season he advanced to their U-21 team, who played in the third tier, and they won their division (group B) and became Swiss champions at U-21 level.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland Third Level 2006/07">{{cite web | first1 = Giacomo | last1 = Giusti | author-link = | year = 2007 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit3-07.html | title = Switzerland Third Level 2006/07 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> He started the 2007–08 season them too, played in nine of the 17 fixtures, but left the club in January. The team went on to win the division (group 2) and become Swiss champions at U-21 level again.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland Third Level 2007/08">{{cite web | first1 = Giacomo | last1 = Giusti | author-link = | year = 2008 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit3-08det.html | title = Switzerland Third Level 2007/08 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref>
===Portsmouth=== On 7 January 2008, he became English Premier League side Portsmouth F.C.'s first signing in the 2008 January transfer window.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3029724,00.html|title=Pompey swoop for Swiss striker|first=Lewis|last=Rutledge|work=Sky Sports|date=7 January 2008|access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> He signed a reported {{frac|3|1|2}}-year contract.
On 5 August 2008, Subotić moved on loan to Belgian club Zulte Waregem, the Portsmouth's feeder club at that time (which relationship ended in June 2009)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_3944974,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713141114/http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_3944974,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |title=Redknapp rues lack of funds |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=18 August 2010 |work=Sky Sports }}</ref> along with Andréa Mbuyi-Mutombo in order to gain first-team experience. He scored 1 goal in 13 league appearances before returned to England in January 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/Pompey-confident-of-work-permit.5054971.jp|title=Pompey confident of work permit for promising midfielder|date=10 March 2009|access-date=18 August 2010|work=Portsmouth Today|archive-date=13 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313032207/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/Pompey-confident-of-work-permit.5054971.jp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 7 August 2010, Italian Serie B side Grosseto announced Subotić was trying out at the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usgrosseto.com/portal2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:danijel-subotic-in-prova-al-grosseto&catid=1:notizie-generali&Itemid=123 |title=Danijel Subotic in prova al Grosseto |date=7 August 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010 |work=US Grosseto FC |publisher=www.biancorossi.it |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819045047/http://www.usgrosseto.com/portal2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447%3Adanijel-subotic-in-prova-al-grosseto&catid=1%3Anotizie-generali&Itemid=123 |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}</ref> Nearly 2 weeks later, Pompey formally announced Subotić's contract was canceled by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Four-Depart-Pompey-1262.aspx |title=Four Depart Pompey |date=18 August 2010 |access-date=18 August 2010 |work=Portsmouth FC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821092956/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Four-Depart-Pompey-1262.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2010 }}</ref>
===Universitatea Craiova=== In February 2011, Danijel Subotić signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga 1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcuniversitatea.ro/index.php?idd=4814|title=Universitatea Craiova îşi va prezenta azi noile achiziţii (Romanian)|date=25 February 2011|access-date=27 February 2011|work=fcuniversitatea.ro}}</ref> On 20 March 2011, he scored his first goal for FC Universitatea Craiova during the match against FC Astra Ploieşti.
In July 2011, Subotić went on trial with Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone, where he played in one friendly match in an attempt to win a contract.
===Gabala=== On 1 July 2013, Subotić signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala.<ref name="Subotić signs for Gabala">{{cite web|title=Suboticlə signed a contract with Gabala (PHOTO)|url=http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=az&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20130701120920498.html&usg=ALkJrhg0-ch4oZIcuds0gXOIXHf98Eepkg|publisher=www.azerisport.com/|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> However Subotić could not feature in any of Gabala's opening five matches as there was a dispute over the players registration between Volyn Lutsk and Gabala, which was finally sorted out during the September International break.<ref>{{cite web|title=I feel quite ready to come on the pitch, says Danijel Subotic|url=http://gabalafc.az/?mod=news&id=895&type=all&lang=en|publisher=Gabala FC|access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> Subotić made his debut and scored his first goal for Gabala on 15 September 2013 in a 2–1 away victory over AZAL. <ref name="Subotić debut goal for Gabala">{{cite web|title=AZAL 1 - 2 Gabala|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/15/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/olimpik-baki/fk-qabala/1540071/?ICID=HP_MS_40_02|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> On 19 February 2014, Subotić scored his tenth goal for Gabala in only his sixteenth game.<ref>{{cite web|title=AZAL 1-2 Gabala|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/19/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/olimpik-baki/fk-qabala/1540148/?ICID=HP_MS_01_01|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>
===Qadsia SC=== Rejecting a new contract with Gabala, Subotić signed instead for Kuwaiti team Qadsia in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Даниэль Суботич перебрался в Кувейт|url=http://extratime.echo.az/article.php?aid=310844|website=extratime.echo.az|publisher=extratime.echo|access-date=18 July 2014|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111234953/http://extratime.echo.az/article.php?aid=310844|archive-date=11 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won 3 titles and scored 31 goals in 28 matches but left the club at the end of the season.
===Sheriff Tiraspol=== On 23 July 2015, Subotić signed for Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Новым игроком Шерифа стал Даниель Суботич|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/novyim-igrokom-sherifa-stal-daniel-subotich/|website=www.fc-sheriff.com/|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|access-date=28 July 2015|language=ru|date=23 July 2015}}</ref> leaving the club by mutual consent on 28 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Спасибо, Даниель|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/spasibo-daniel/|website=fc-sheriff.com|publisher=FC Sheriff Tiraspol|access-date=28 January 2017|language=ru|date=28 January 2017}}</ref>
===Gabala Return=== On 31 January 2017, Gabala announced the signing of Subotić on a six-month contract.<ref name="Danijel Subotić">{{cite web|title=Daniel Subotiç yenidən Qəbələ də|url=http://gabalafc.az/az/xeber/daniel-subotic-yeniden-qebele-de-3013|website=gabalafc.az|publisher=Gabala FK|access-date=31 January 2017|language=az|date=31 January 2017}}</ref> Subotić left Gabala at the end of his contract.<ref name="8 Players Leave Gabala">{{cite web|title=Qəbələ 8 futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı|url=http://gabalafc.az/az/xeber/qebele-8-futbolcu-ile-yollarini-ayirdi-3241|website=gabalafc.az|publisher=Gabala FK|access-date=30 May 2017|language=az|date=30 May 2017}}</ref>
===Ulsan Hyundai=== On 11 July 2017, Subotić signed a one-year contract with Ulsan Hyundai.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:울산현대, 스위스 청대 출신 스트라이커 ‘수보티치’ 영입|url=http://www.uhfc.tv/|website=www.uhfc.tv/|publisher=Ulsan Hyundai FC|access-date=11 July 2017|language=ko|date=11 July 2017}}</ref>
===Shakhter Karagandy=== On 28 March 2018, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Subotić.<ref name="Shakhter Subotić">{{cite web|script-title=ru:ДАНИЭЛЬ СУБОТИЧ – НОВИЧОК ФК ШАХТЕР|url=https://shakhter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=eng&newsid=4796|website=shakhter.kz|publisher=FC Shakhter Karagandy|access-date=28 March 2018|language=ru|date=28 March 2018|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328232531/https://shakhter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=eng&newsid=4796|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Dinamo București=== On 11 September 2018, Dinamo București announced the signing of Subotić.<ref>{{cite web |title=OFICIAL. Danijel SUBOTIC la Dinamo |url=http://fcdinamo.ro/oficial-danijel-subotic-la-dinamo |website=fcdinamo.ro |publisher=FC Dinamo București |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229142218/http://fcdinamo.ro/oficial-danijel-subotic-la-dinamo |archive-date=29 December 2018 |language=Romanian |date=11 September 2019}}</ref>
===Rapperswil-Jona=== After not playing for two seasons, on 28 July 2022 Subotić signed with Rapperswil-Jona in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Rapperswil-Jona|url=https://fcrj.ch/fcrj-ruestet-auf-drei-neuzugaenge-und-eine-uebernahme/|title=FCRJ rüstet auf: Drei Neuzugänge und eine Übernahme|date=28 July 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|language=de}}</ref>
===FC Glattbrugg=== In September 2023, Subotić joined Swiss amateur club FC Glattbrugg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcglattbrugg.ch/de/News/Detail/381/interview-mit-danijel-subotic |title=Herzlich willkommen beim FC Glattbrugg, Danijel! |publisher=FC Glattbrugg |language=de |date=6 September 2023 }}</ref>
==International career== Subotić has dual citizenship, Swiss as well as Bosnian.<ref name="nezavisne1"/> However his Croatian background also helped him eligible to play for all three.
During his time with FC Basel he was called up to represent Switzerland at various youth levels. Together with his Basel team-mates Oliver Klaus, Fabian Frei, Valentin Stocker, Dominik Ritter, Michel Morganella and Pascal Schürpf, Subotić played in the Switzerland U-19 team during the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2008/round=15034/match=300657/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715123500/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/history/season=2008/round=15034/match=300657/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |title=Match Report: Hungary 2–1 Switzerland |date=13 October 2007 |access-date=18 August 2010 |work=UEFA }}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 14 February 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|title=D.Subotic|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/danijel-subotic/71937/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 January 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Portsmouth |2008–09 |rowspan="2"|Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |2009–10 |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |Zulte Waregem (loan) |2009–10 |Jupiler Pro League |13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||1 |- |Grosseto |2010–11 |Serie B |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |Universitatea Craiova |2010–11 |Liga I |16||5||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||5 |- |Târgu Mureș |2011–12 |Liga I |15||2||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||3 |- |Volyn Lutsk |2012–13 |Ukrainian Premier League |23||4||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||5 |- |Gabala |2013–14 |Azerbaijan Premier League |29||12||6||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||13 |- |Qadsia |2014–15 |Kuwait Premier League | || || || || || ||12||3||colspan="2"|–|| || |- |rowspan="3"|Sheriff Tiraspol |2015–16 |rowspan="2"|Divizia Națională |26||12||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0||28||12 |- |2016–17 |9||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0||1||2||12||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!15!!2!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!1!!2!!40!!17 |- |Gabala |2016–17 |Azerbaijan Premier League |11||3||2||3||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||6 |- |Ulsan Hyundai |2017 |K League 1 |11||1||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||2 |- |Shakhter Karagandy |2018 |Kazakhstan Premier League |9||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- |Dinamo București |2018–19 |Liga I |5||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||1 |- |Grasshopper |2019–20 |Swiss Challenge League |16||5||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !187!!49!!22!!7!!0!!0!!14!!3!!1!!2!!224!!61 |}
==Honours== ;FC Basel * Swiss champion at U-18 level: 2005–06<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister" /> * Swiss Cup at U-19/U-18 level: 2005–06<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2005/06-U-18-Meister" /> * Swiss champion at U-21 level: 2006–07
;Qadsia SC * Kuwait Emir Cup: 2014–15 * Kuwait Super Cup: 2014 * AFC Cup: 2014
;Sheriff Tiraspol * Moldovan National Division: 2015–16 * Moldovan Super Cup: 2016
'''Individual''' * Moldovan National Division Top scorer (1): 2015–16 (12 goals)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== * {{cite book |title=FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre |author=Josef Zindel |publisher=Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag |location=Basel |date=2018 |isbn=978-3-7245-2305-5 |language=de}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|danijel-subotic/71937}} * {{K League player|20170290}}
{{Moldovan National Division top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Subotic, Danijel}} Category:Footballers from Zagreb Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Swiss men's footballers Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers Category:FC Basel players Category:Portsmouth F.C. players Category:SV Zulte Waregem players Category:US Grosseto 1912 players Category:FC U Craiova 1948 players Category:ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players Category:FC Volyn Lutsk players Category:Qadsia SC players Category:FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Category:Qabala İK players Category:Ulsan HD FC players Category:FC Shakhter Karagandy players Category:FC Dinamo București players Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players Category:FC Rapperswil-Jona players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Serie B players Category:Liga I players Category:Ukrainian Premier League players Category:Kuwait Premier League players Category:Moldovan Super Liga players Category:K League 1 players Category:Kazakhstan Premier League players Category:Challenge League (Switzerland) players Category:Swiss Promotion League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Category:Serbs of Croatia Category:Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Category:Swiss people of Serbian descent Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England