![]() Popović with
Orenburg in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 October 1989 | ||
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 | Celje | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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− | Celje | 43 | (9) |
International career | |||
2019 | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Denis Popović (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Celje. [2] Primarily a central midfielder, he can also play as a right winger. [1]
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]
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]
On 30 August 2020, Popović joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai. [7]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [a] | 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 | 2 | — | 35 | 3 | |
Career total | 327 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 55 |
Orenburg
Celje
![]() Popović with
Orenburg in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 15 October 1989 | ||
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 | Celje | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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− | Celje | 43 | (9) |
International career | |||
2019 | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Denis Popović (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Celje. [2] Primarily a central midfielder, he can also play as a right winger. [1]
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]
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]
On 30 August 2020, Popović joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai. [7]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 [a] | 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 | 2 | — | 35 | 3 | |
Career total | 327 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 55 |
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