Kristian Popovic

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Kristian Popovic
Personal information
Full name Kristian Popovic
Date of birth (2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Macarthur FC
Youth career
Sydney United 58
Western Sydney Wanderers
2018–2019 Perth Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Perth Glory NPL 8 (0)
2019–2020 Perth Glory 19 (2)
2020–2021 Xanthi 2 (0)
2021–2022 NK Rudeš 5 (0)
2021–2022NK Kurilovec (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 NK Međimurje 13 (0)
2023– Macarthur FC 10 (0)
International career
2019 Australia U-20 4 (0)
2021 Australia U-23 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Gold medal icon.svg 2019 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2021

Kristian Popovic (born 14 August 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Macarthur. [1]

Contents

Club career

Perth Glory

On 18 April 2019, at 17 years of age, Kristian Popovic made his first appearance for Perth Glory coming on as a substitute for Jake Brimmer. [2] On 19 October 2019, Popovic scored his first professional goal, coming against Western United in a 1–1 draw. [3]

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2019
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2018–19 A-League 1010

Personal life

Popovic is the son of former Crystal Palace and Socceroos player Tony Popovic, and the older brother of Perth Glory player Gabriel Popovic. [4]

Honours

Australia U20

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References

  1. "Kristian Popovic Profile". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Sydney tighten grip on second with win over Glory". SBS.
  3. "A-League news: Kristian Popovic, goal, video, watch, highlights, Tony Popovic, Western United vs Perth Glory, reaction". Fox Sports. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. "'Proud' Popovic praises Perth as 17-year-old son Kristian makes debut". The World Game . SBS. 19 April 2019.
  5. "MAS U18 v AUS U18" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation . Retrieved 24 August 2021.