Nikola Čotrić (Serbian: Никола Чотрић, romanized: Nikola Čotrić; born 18 November 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, and Serbia at international level He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL and has played for at representative level for New South Wales in the State of Origin series as well as one game for the Prime Minister's XIII in 2018.
[20] At the end of the season, statistics showed that Cotric was on top of tackle break count with 149, pipping the Sydney Roosters Grand Final winning fullback James Tedesco by two.
[citation needed] After a good start to the season, Cotric was selected to represent New South Wales in the 2019 State of Origin series.
[citation needed] In Round 17, Cotric was sent off for a dangerous lifting tackle on St George centre Tim Lafai, and suspended for three matches.
[21][22][23] Cotric played a total of 22 games for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season as the club reached their first grand final in 25 years.
In round 15 of the 2020 NRL season, Cotric scored two tries for Canberra in a 36-16 victory over the Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium.
Cotric played a total of 21 games for the club in the 2022 NRL season including both of their finals matches against Melbourne and Parramatta.
[33] Cotric played a total of 13 matches for Canberra in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 8th on the table and qualified for the finals.