Denis Popović

Denis Popović
Popović with Orenburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Celje, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Koper
Number 22
Youth career
–2004 Celje
2004–2005 Zreče
2005–2008 Celje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2012 Celje 57 (6)
2008−2010 → MU Šentjur (loan) 30 (5)
2012−2013 Koper 32 (2)
2013−2014 Panthrakikos 3 (0)
2014 GKS Tychy 13 (7)
2014−2015 Olimpia Grudziądz 33 (7)
2015−2017 Wisła Kraków 46 (4)
2017–2019 Orenburg 60 (14)
2019–2020 Zürich 9 (0)
2020 Krylia Sovetov 10 (3)
2020–2021 Qingdao Huanghai 13 (1)
2021–2022 Anorthosis Famagusta 21 (0)
2022−2024 Celje 50 (9)
2024− Koper 4 (0)
International career
2019 Slovenia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024

Denis Popović (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Koper.[2] Primarily a central midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.[1]

Club career

FC Zürich

On 2 July 2019, Popović signed a three-year contract with Swiss club FC Zürich.[3] He made twelve appearances for the club in all competitions during the 2019–20 season, before terminating his contract on 29 January 2020.[4]

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 2 February 2020, he returned to Russia and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara.[5] He left Krylia Sovetov on 20 August 2020.[6]

Qingdao Huanghai

On 30 August 2020, Popović joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai.[7]

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 19 July 2021, Popović signed with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract until 2023.[8] His contract with Anorthosis was terminated by mutual consent on 26 August 2022.[9]

International career

Popović made his debut for Slovenia on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Austria, coming in as a 63rd-minute substitute.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celje 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16 1 3 0 — — 19 1
2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22 0 2 0 — — 24 0
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19 5 2 0 — — 21 5
Total 57 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 64 6
MU Šentjur (loan) 2008–09 Slovenian Second League 14 0 1 1 — — 15 1
2009–10 Slovenian Second League 16 5 0 0 — — 16 5
Total 30 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 6
Koper 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22 2 4 0 — — 26 2
Total 32 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 2
Panthrakikos 2013–14 Super League Greece 3 0 2 0 — — 5 0
GKS Tychy 2013–14 I liga 13 7 0 0 — — 13 7
Olimpia Grudziądz 2014–15 I liga 33 7 0 0 — — 33 7
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 30 4 1 0 — — 31 4
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 16 0 3 1 — — 19 1
Total 46 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 50 5
Orenburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 6 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 8 2
2017–18 Russian Football National League 30 10 2 0 — — 32 10
2018–19 Russian Premier League 24 2 1 1 — — 25 3
Total 60 14 3 1 0 0 2 0 65 15
FC Zürich 2019–20 Swiss Super League 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Krylia Sovetov 2019–20 Russian Premier League 10 3 0 0 — — 10 3
Qingdao Huanghai 2020 Chinese Super League 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
2021 Chinese Super League 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Anorthosis 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 21 0 4 1 10[c] 2 — 35 3
Celje 2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga 27 4 4 2 — — 31 6
2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 21 5 2 0 4[d] 0 — 27 5
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2 0 0 0 5[e] 0 — 7 0
Total 50 9 6 2 9 0 0 0 65 11
Koper 2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Career total 381 58 35 6 19 2 2 0 437 66
  1. ^ Includes Slovenian Cup, Greek Cup, Polish Cup, Russian Cup, Swiss Cup, Chinese FA Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Orenburg

Celje

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Denis Popovič". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Denis Popović at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  3. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Denis Popovič" [FC Zürich signed midfielder Denis Popovič] (in German). FC Zürich. 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Po Romanu Bezjaku brez kluba še en slovenski reprezentant" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Денис Попович стал игроком "Крыльев Советов"" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Денис Попович покидает "Крылья Советов"" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "官宣!波波维奇正式加盟青岛黄海 斯洛文尼亚现国脚" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Občasni reprezentant Slovenije je zapustil Kitajsko, vrnil se je v Evropo" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Η Ανόρθωσις Αμμοχώστου ανακοινώνει την κοινή συναινέσει λύση της συνεργασίας της με τον ποδοσφαιριστή Denis Popovic" (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Austria v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Austria vs Slovenia, 7 June 2019,". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  12. ^ Denis Popović at Soccerway