Boris Sekulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Секулић; born 21 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Železničar Pančevo. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Slovakia national team.
.jpg) Sekulić with CSKA Sofia in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Zemun, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Železničar Pančevo | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zemun | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Zemun | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Beograd | 27 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Košice | 101 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | 82 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | CSKA Sofia | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Górnik Zabrze | 34 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Chicago Fire | 82 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Górnik Zabrze | 38 | (1) |
| 2024 | Karmiotissa | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Železničar Pančevo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Slovakia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Zemun, Sekulić started his career playing in the youth team of local club FK Zemun. In 2009 he became senior and played on loan at Grafičar Beograd.[2] Next season he signed with Beograd.[3]
In the summer of 2011 he moved abroad to Slovakia and joined Košice at the age of 19. Sekulić was a stable player for Košice Reserves, making 13 appearances. On 3 March 2012, he made his debut for the first team, playing ninety minutes of a derby match, in a 1–0 away win against Tatran Prešov.[4]
On 20 June 2018, Sekulić signed with Bulgarian First League side CSKA Sofia, after a three-year spell with Slovan Bratislava, during which he obtained Slovak citizenship.[5]
On 15 February 2020, Sekulić moved to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a three-year deal.[6] On 11 October 2020, he scored his first MLS goal against D.C. United at Soldier Field.[7] He left Chicago following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2022 season.[8]
On 17 February 2023, Sekulić returned to Górnik Zabrze on an eighteen-month contract.[9] He left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2024.[10]
In July 2024, Sekulić joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa.[11]
International career
editIn August 2017, Sekulić obtained Slovak citizenship, making him eligible to represent Slovakia[12] and in March 2018 he was called up to the national team by his former coach at MFK Košice, Ján Kozák, for two fixtures at 2018 King's Cup. Although he was benched in the semi-final 2–1 win over UAE, he played the entire final game against Thailand (3–2 win) as a right-back.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 May 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Košice | 2011–12 | Slovak Super Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Slovak Super Liga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Slovak Super Liga | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 101 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2015–16 | Slovak Super Liga | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Total | 82 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 407 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Slovak Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Czechoslovak Supercup
Honours
editKošice
Slovan Bratislava
Slovakia
References
edit- ^ "Boris Sekulić". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "FK Beograd".
- ^ Bois Sekulic at zerozero.pt
- ^ Košice si odvážajú z Prešova víťazstvo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3 March 2012, profutbal.sk
- ^ "Борис Секулич е футболист на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovakia National Team Defender Boris Sekulić | Chicago Fire FC".
- ^ "Match Thread Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United". Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2022 Roster Decisions | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
- ^ "BORIS SEKULIĆ WRACA DO GÓRNIKA!" [BORIS SEKULIĆ RETURNS TO GÓRNIK!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Boris, dziękujemy!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ @FCKarmiotissa (11 July 2024). "🤝 Welcome Home Boris ✍️ 🇸🇰 #karmiotissafc #WeAreKarmiotissa 🧡" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sekulić is already a Slovakian citizen" (in Slovak). šport.sk. 26 August 2017.
- ^ Boris Sekulić at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links
edit- Boris Sekulić at Soccerway
- Boris Sekulić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Boris Sekulić at National-Football-Teams.com
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