Denis Popović (born 15 October 1989) is a Slovenian professional

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. Primarily a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

FC Zürich

On 2 July 2019, Popović signed a three-year contract with Swiss club

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. He made twelve appearances for the club in all competitions during the 2019–20 season, before terminating his contract on 29 January 2020.

Krylia Sovetov Samara

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

Qingdao Huanghai

On 30 August 2020, Popović joined

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side Qingdao Huanghai.

Anorthosis Famagusta

On 19 July 2021, Popović signed with

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club

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

on a two-year contract until 2023. His contract with Anorthosis was terminated by mutual consent on 26 August 2022.

International career

Popović made his debut for

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on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, coming in as a 63rd-minute substitute.

Career statistics

Honours

Orenburg *

Russian Football National League The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division () and Russian Football National League (FNL) () is the second level of the Russian football league system. The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used t ...

: 2017–18 Celje *

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

: 2023–24

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at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popovic, Denis 1989 births Living people Footballers from Celje Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's international footballers NK Celje players FC Koper players Panthrakikos F.C. players GKS Tychy players Olimpia Grudziądz players Wisła Kraków players FC Orenburg players FC Zürich players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players Qingdao F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Super League Greece players I liga players Ekstraklasa players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Swiss Super League players Chinese Super League players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in China Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus