Matej Šakota (born 16 August 2004) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a forward for Prva HNL club NK Slaven Belupo.
[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] Šakota has been selected and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at levels Under-15,[4] U16,[5] U17,[6] U18,[7] and has played 20 games for the Under-19 team so far.
[8] Šakota's brother, Filip, is also a footballer, and currently plays for the academy of Zrinjski.