| Denis Popović | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Celje, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, right winger |
| Currentclub: | Koper |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | –2004 |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2008 |
| Years1: | 2008−2012 |
| Clubs1: | Celje |
| Caps1: | 57 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2008−2010 |
| Clubs2: | → MU Šentjur (loan) |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2012−2013 |
| Clubs3: | Koper |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2013−2014 |
| Clubs4: | Panthrakikos |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | GKS Tychy |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2014−2015 |
| Clubs6: | Olimpia Grudziądz |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2015−2017 |
| Clubs7: | Wisła Kraków |
| Caps7: | 46 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Orenburg |
| Caps8: | 60 |
| Goals8: | 14 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Zürich |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps12: | 21 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2022−2024 |
| Clubs13: | Celje |
| Caps13: | 50 |
| Goals13: | 9 |
| Years14: | 2024− |
| Clubs14: | Koper |
| Caps14: | 4 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 October 2024 |
Denis Popović (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Koper. 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.[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]
On 19 July 2021, Popović signed with Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract until 2023.[7] His contract with Anorthosis was terminated by mutual consent on 26 August 2022.[8]
Popović made his debut for Slovenia on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Austria, coming in as a 63rd-minute substitute.[9] [10]
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 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 | |||
| 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Celje | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 11 | |||
| Koper | 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 381 | 58 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 437 | 66 | |||
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