Boris Popović

Boris Popović
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tours, France[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 13
Youth career
2008–2016 Tours
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Tours 6 (0)
2017–2021 Monaco B 7 (0)
2021– Cercle Brugge 97 (4)
2024– → Arouca (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Serbia U17 4 (0)
2018 Serbia U18 2 (0)
2018 Serbia U19 4 (0)
2020–2022 Serbia U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:17, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Boris Popović (born 26 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club Arouca on loan from Belgian club Cercle Brugge. Born in France, he was a youth international for Serbia.

Career

Monaco

In 2017, Popović signed for the reserves of French Ligue 1 side Monaco from Tours B in the French fifth division.[3]

Cercle Brugge

In 2021, he signed with Belgian club Cercle Brugge.[4] On 27 July 2021, he made his debut for Cercle in a 1–0 win over Beerschot, coming on as a substitute for the injured Senna Miangué.[5] On 21 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss away against Seraing after a poor clearance.[6][7]

On 2 September 2024, Popović was loaned to Arouca in Portugal for the season.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Boris POPOVIC (AS MONACO) - Ligue 1 Uber Eats". ligue1.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "EDGARAS UTKUS AND BORIS POPOVIC HEAD TO CERCLE BRUGES | News | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Un très jeune joueur du Tours FC signé à l'AS Monaco!". maligue2.fr.
  4. ^ "Edgaras Utkus and Boris Popovic move to Cercle Brugge". asmonaco.com.
  5. ^ Boris Popović at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Pro League: Seraing renverse le Cercle (2-1) et remporte sa deuxième victoire de la saison". l'avenir.net (in French). 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ "RFC Seraing vs. Cercle Brugge - 21 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Boris Popovic joins FC Arouca on loan". Cercle Brugge. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.