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Denis Popovič
Popović with FC Orenburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Celje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Qingdao Huanghai
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2004 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– Qingdao Huanghai 9 (1)
International career‡
2019– Slovenia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2019

Denis Popovič (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

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

On 2 February 2020, he returned to Russia and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara.[4] He left Krylia Sovetov on 20 August 2020.[5]

On 30 August 2020, Popović joined Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai.[6]

International

He made his debut for Slovenia on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Austria, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Jaka Bijol.[7]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 0 - - 22 0
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19 5 2 0 - - 21 5
Total 57 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 62 5
MU Šentjur (loan) 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14 0 0 0 - - 14 0
2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16 5 0 0 - - 16 5
Total 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
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 - 1[a] 0 7 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 1 0 64 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 - - 11 0
Qingdao Huanghai 2020 Chinese Super League 9 1 1 0 - - 10 1
Career total 302 49 21 2 0 0 1 0 324 51
  1. ^ Appearances in 2016–17 Russian Premier League relegation play-offs

Honours

Club

Orenburg

References

  1. ^ "Denis Popovič". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Denis Popovič" [FC Zürich signed midfielder Denis Popovič] (in German). FC Zürich. 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Po Romanu Bezjaku brez kluba še en slovenski reprezentant". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Денис Попович стал игроком "Крыльев Советов"" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Денис Попович покидает "Крылья Советов"" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Austria v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  8. ^ D. POPOVIČ at soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30

External links

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