Denis Popović

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

Denis Popovič
Popović with FC Orenburg in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989
Place of birth Celje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
National team‡
2019– Slovenia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celje 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga 0000--00
2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16130--191
2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22000--220
2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19520--215
Total 576500000625
MU Šentjur (loan) 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga 14000--140
2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga 16500--165
Total 305000000305
Koper 2011-12 Slovenian PrvaLiga 10000--100
2012-13 Slovenian PrvaLiga 22240--262
Total 322400000362
Panthrakikos 2013–14 Super League Greece 3020--50
GKS Tychy 2013–14 I liga 13700--137
Olimpia Grudziądz 2014–15 I liga 33700--337
Wisła Kraków 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 30410--314
2016–17 Ekstraklasa 16031--191
Total 464410000505
Orenburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 6200-1[lower-alpha 1]072
2017–18 Russian Football National League 301020--3210
2018–19 Russian Premier League 24211--253
Total 60143100106415
FC Zürich 2019–20 Swiss Super League 9020--110
Krylia Sovetov 2019–20 Russian Premier League 10300--110
Qingdao Huanghai 2020 Chinese Super League 9110--101
Career total 30249212001032451
  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
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