Aleksandar Popović (; born 29 September 1999) is a
Serbian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper for
DAC Dunajská Streda.
Club career
Partizan
After coming through the youth system of
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
, Popović was loaned to affiliated club
Teleoptik in the
summer of 2017. He was promoted back to the Partizan first team during the
2018 winter transfer window. After failing to make his official debut for the side, Popović was again loaned to Teleoptik in the
summer of 2018. He was recalled back to Partizan in early 2019.
On 19 June 2020, Popović made his official debut for Partizan in a 1–0 away loss at
Vojvodina in the last round of the
COVID-19-shortened
2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga
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Season wa ...
. He would become the first-choice goalkeeper for the
2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga
The 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Linglong Tire SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. Red Star were the defending champions from the previous season.
Due to the COV ...
, mainly due to new league requirements for under-21 players, making 21 appearances in the process.
Upon the departure of
Vladimir Stojković, Popović made his debut in European competitions on 29 July 2021, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty in a 2–0 away victory over Slovak club
DAC Dunajská Streda in the
UEFA Conference League. He extended his contract with Partizan two months later, keeping him with the club until 2024.
During
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The final will be played at Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The winner ...
Group D, Popović kept a clean sheet twice against
FC Köln
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* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Paki ...
.
DAC Dunajská Streda
Aleksandar Popović officially left Partizan on July 28, 2023 and signed a contract with DAC Dunajská Streda. The young goalkeeper signed a three-year contract with the new club, while Partizan received €210,000 from the transfer, plus certain percentages from the next sale. Popović made his debut in goal on August 5, 2023 in a 5–2 win over
FC Košice
FC may refer to:
Businesses, organisations, and schools
* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
* FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC
* Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...
.
International career
Popović was capped for Serbia at
under-17,
under-19 and
under-21 levels in
UEFA competitions.
He made his full international debut for
Serbia in a goalless friendly with
Panama on 28 January 2021.
Career statistics
Club
International
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Honours
;Partizan[
* Serbian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
]
Notes
References
External links
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Men's association football goalkeepers
FK Partizan players
FK Teleoptik players
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
Serbia men's international footballers
Serbia men's under-21 international footballers
Serbia men's youth international footballers
Serbian First League players
Serbian men's footballers
Serbian SuperLiga players
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Footballers from Užice
1999 births
Living people