Boris Popović (born 26 February 2000) is a French-Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primeira Liga club Arouca on loan from Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He is a youth international for Serbia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 2000 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Career
editMonaco
editIn 2017, Popović signed for the reserves of French Ligue 1 side Monaco from Tours B in the French fifth division.[3]
Cercle Brugge
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Boris POPOVIC (AS MONACO) - Ligue 1 Uber Eats". ligue1.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "EDGARAS UTKUS AND BORIS POPOVIC HEAD TO CERCLE BRUGES | News | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Un très jeune joueur du Tours FC signé à l'AS Monaco!". maligue2.fr.
- ^ "Edgaras Utkus and Boris Popovic move to Cercle Brugge". asmonaco.com.
- ^ Boris Popović at Soccerway
- ^ "Pro League: Seraing renverse le Cercle (2-1) et remporte sa deuxième victoire de la saison". l'avenir.net (in French). 21 August 2021.
- ^ "RFC Seraing vs. Cercle Brugge - 21 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Boris Popovic joins FC Arouca on loan". Cercle Brugge. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
edit- Boris Popović at Soccerway
- Boris Popović at WorldFootball.net
- Boris Popović – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French