Boris Sekulić ( sr-Cyrl, Борис Секулић; born 21 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Polish club Górnik Zabrze. Born in Serbia, he represents the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Born 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. Next season he signed with Beograd. In the summer of 2011 he moved abroad to Slovakia and joined

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

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. On 20 June 2018, Sekulić signed with

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side CSKA Sofia, after a three-year spell with Slovan Bratislava, during which he obtained

Slovak citizenship Slovak nationality law is the law governing the acquisition, transmission and loss of Slovak citizenship. The Citizenship Act is a law enacted by the National Council of Slovakia in regard to the nationality law following the dissolution of Czec ...

. On 15 February 2020, Sekulić moved to

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side Chicago Fire on a three-year deal. On 11 October 2020 he scored his first MLS goal against D.C. United at Soldier Field. He left Chicago following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2022 season. On 17 February 2023, Sekulić returned to Górnik Zabrze on an eighteen-month contract.

International career

In August 2017, Sekulić obtained

, making him eligible to represent Slovakia 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

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. 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

Club

Honours

Košice * Slovnaft Cup: 2013–14 Slovan Bratislava * Slovnaft Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18 Slovakia *

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References

External links

MFK Košice profile
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Corgoň Liga profile
* 1991 births Living people Serbian footballers Slovak footballers People from Zemun Slovak people of Serbian descent Slovakia international footballers Naturalized citizens of Slovakia Association football defenders FK Zemun players RFK Grafičar Beograd players FK Beograd (Serbia) players FC VSS Košice players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players PFC CSKA Sofia players Górnik Zabrze players Chicago Fire FC players Slovak Super Liga players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ekstraklasa players Major League Soccer players Serbian expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate soccer players in the United States Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Naturalised association football players {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub