Momčilo Raspopović (

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: Момчило Распоповић; born 18 March 1994) is a Montenegrin professional

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who plays as a

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the

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Club career

Budućnost

Born in

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, he raised through the ranks of Budućnost where he made his senior debut playing in the

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in the 2012–13 season. At the age of 22, he played both legs in the Europa League second qualifying round matches for Budućnost against

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. In the first leg played on 14 July 2016, Raspopović was a starter, although Budućnost lost by a score of 2–0 at Genk's

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. He also started in the second leg against Genk a week later, which Budućnost won 2–0, although Raspopović missed a crucial penalty in the

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after

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. It was arguably Raspopović's first encounter with a team from a significantly stronger league, as Genk at the time fielded the likes of

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. Following more than five years with the club, in January 2018, he was loaned to

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in Croatia until the end of the season with a buying option.

Rijeka

Raspopović was loaned to Rijeka in January 2018, after which he made his league debut in a 4–0 victory against

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on 10 February 2018. After playing a total of eight league games for the rest of the 2017–18 season, Rijeka opted to buy Raspopović's contract from Budućnost, after which he was no a loaned player. On 2 September 2018, Raspopović scored a goal from distance in a 1–1 tie against

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Karviná

On 23 February 2024, Raspopović signed a contract with Czech club

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International career

After having been part of the Montenegrin U17 and Montenegrin U19 team, Raspopović has been a regular presence in the Montenegrin U21 team between 2013 and 2016. On 14 November 2019, he made his senior debut under coach

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's Euro 2020 qualifier against

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, which Montenegro lost 7–0.

Honours

Budućnost *

: 2016–17 *

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Rijeka *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raspopovic, Momcilo 1994 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football defenders Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's youth international footballers Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players HNK Rijeka players FC Astra Giurgiu players Montenegrin First League players Croatian Football League players Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia MFK Karviná players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Czech First League players