Tomo Šokota

Šokota joined Porto from rivals Benfica, where he played between 2001 and 2005. He previously played four seasons for Croatian First League side Dinamo Zagreb, who signed him to his first professional contract from his youth club NK Samobor in 1997. While playing for Dinamo Zagreb, he became the top goalscorer of the Croatian First League in both 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, scoring 21 and 20 goals respectively. He also made several appearances in the UEFA Champions League with the club during their participations in the 1998 and 1999 group stages of the competition. Following his very successful 2000–01 season he was signed by Primeira Liga side Benfica. During his time with the Lisbon side he played up front alongside Norwegian striker Azar Karadas for two seasons. By the end of 2004, and after refusing all Benfica's contract renewal proposals, Šokota was relegated to Benfica B, the club's reserve squad, where he eventually played for the rest of the 2004–05 season. On 25 January 2004, he played in a 1–0 away win against Vitória de Guimarães, a game overshadowed by the tragic death of his teammate Miklós Fehér. In June 2005, after his contract with Benfica finally expired, he joined rivals FC Porto on a free transfer. He has been plagued by injuries in his time in Portugal, having undergone four major surgeries. While at FC Porto, his first injury was at the beginning of the 2005–06 season, and he only returned to an official match on the last day of the Portuguese…

Šokota debuted for the Croatia national team in their second-leg Euro 2004 qualifying play-off match versus Slovenia in November 2003 and also played all three matches at the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal before the Croatian team exited the competition in the group stage. Following UEFA Euro 2004, he was called up to be a part of the Croatian squad to play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup but due to a very serious injury he had to miss the tournament. He won a total of eight caps and scored two goals for Croatia. His international goals came in friendlies against Turkey and Denmark.

International goals

Club

NK Samobor Croatian Second League: 1995–96 (West) Dinamo Zagreb Croatian First League (5): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2008–09 Croatian Cup (4): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09 Benfica Primeira Liga: 2004–05 Taça de Portugal: 2003–04 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Runner-up 2004 Benfica B Terceira Divisão: 2004–05 Porto Primeira Liga: 2005–06, 2006–07 Taça de Portugal: 2005–06 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006

Individual

Croatian Football Hope of the Year: 1999 Croatian First League Top scorer: 2000, 2001 Taça de Portugal Co-Top scorer: 2004