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Goran Popov
Personal information
Full name Goran Popov[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back / Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Belasica 6 (0)
2003 → Proodeftiki (loan) 0 (0)
2004 AEK Athens 8 (0)
2004 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Odra Wodzisław (loan) 11 (0)
2005–2008 Egaleo 45 (1)
2007–2008 → Levadiakos (loan) 20 (0)
2008–2010 Heerenveen 51 (2)
2010–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 32 (2)
2012–2014 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2017 Vardar 43 (3)
2017 Doxa Katokopias 0 (0)
2017–2019 Vardar 19 (3)
International career
2002 Macedonia U19 5 (2)
Macedonia U21 10 (2)
2004–2014 Macedonia 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Popov (Macedonian: Горан Попов; born 2 October 1984) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Popov started his career with local side Belasica and moved to Greece with Proodeftiki and AEK Athens. He signed for Red Star Belgrade in 2004 but injuries prevented him from making an impact and he returned to Greek football with Egaleo after a short loan spell in Poland with Odra Wodzisław. Egaleo were relegated in 2007 and Popov joined Levadiakos before moving to Dutch club Heerenveen in July 2008. At Heerenveen he finally found some success and won the KNVB Cup in 2009 scoring in the final against FC Twente. After good form in European competitions Popov signed for Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.

Life and career

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Popov was born in Strumica, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia and played football with local club Belasica making six appearances as the side finished second in the First Macedonian Football League. He moved on to Greek side Proodeftiki and then AEK Athens. His time at Athens was short and after eight matches he left for Red Star Belgrade where he made his debut away at PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League as Red Star lost 5–0.[3] Injuries prevented him from making at impact with Red Star and he joined Polish side Odra Wodzisław on loan. At the end of the 2004–05 season Popov returned to Greek football with Egaleo spending two seasons there and then one season with Levadiakos. In 2008, he made the move to Dutch football with Heerenveen where he won the KNVB Cup in 2009 and impressed enough in European football to earn a move to Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv in June 2010.[4]

On 10 August 2012, Popov initially signed for English Premier League side Stoke City on a season long loan deal,[5] but the move fell through after he failed to be granted a UK work permit.[6] On deadline day, Popov received a UK work permit and he signed instead on a season-long loan for West Bromwich Albion. After Artim Šakiri, Goran Popov is the second Macedonian football player who has ever played at West Bromwich Albion.

On 3 February 2013, Popov was dismissed by referee Mark Clattenburg for allegedly spitting at fullback Kyle Walker, in a game that ended 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur.

On 9 July 2013, Popov signed a one-year loan deal to return to West Bromwich Albion.[7]

On 18 September, Popov signed a three-year contract with Vardar for undisclosed fee.[8] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Popov's contract with Vardar expired and he retired from football.[9]

International career

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Goran Popov has been part of the Macedonian U-19 and U-21 teams before making his debut senior for the Macedonian national team in June 2004[10] in a friendly match against Estonia. He has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 2 goals[11] and his final international was a May 2014 friendly against Cameroon.[12]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 May 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–4 Win Friendly
2. 19 November 2008 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Montenegro 2–1 Lost Friendly
Correct as of 13 January 2013[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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Statistics accurate as of match played 4 January 2014[14]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belasica 2002–03 1. MFL 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 7 0
AEK Athens 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 8 0
Red Star Belgrade 2004–05 First League 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 – 3 0
Odra Wodzisław (loan) 2004–05 Ekstraklasa 11 0 0 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Egaleo 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki 19 0 0 0 0 0 – – 19 0
2006–07 Superleague Greece 26 1 0 0 0 0 – – 26 1
Total 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 1
Levadiakos (loan) 2007–08 Superleague Greece 20 0 0 0 0 0 – – 20 0
Heerenveen 2008–09 Eredivisie 24 1 5 2 0 0 4 0 – 33 3
2009–10 Eredivisie 27 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 39 2
Total 51 2 8 3 0 0 12 0 1 0 72 5
Dynamo Kyiv 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 15 1 3 0 0 0 11 0 – 29 1
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 16 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 24 1
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
Total 32 2 4 0 0 0 19 0 2 0 57 2
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2012–13 Premier League 12 0 1 0 0 0 – – 13 0
2013–14 Premier League 2 0 1 0 2 0 – – 5 0
Total 14 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 187 5 14 3 2 0 35 0 3 0 241 8
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Johan Cruijff-schaal XIV and Ukrainian Super Cup.

International

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As of August 2012[15]

Macedonia national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 2 1
2005 6 0
2006 1 0
2007 5 0
2008 5 1
2009 10 0
2010 6 0
2011 6 0
2012 3 0
2014 2 0
Total 46 2

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of Robert Popov who is also a football player.

Honours

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sc Heerenveen

Dynamo Kyiv

Vardar[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ Zo zette Goran Popov Friesland op stelten vice.com
  3. ^ "PSV progress in style". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ Zlateski, Alexsadar. "Goran Popov made season debut for Dynamo Kyiv". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Potters Swoop For Goran Popov". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Popov set to pop off after work permit blow". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Goran Popov rejoins West Brom on season-long loan deal". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  8. ^ Официјално: Горан Попов во Ф.К. Вардар 3 години Archived 20 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Горан Попов: "С Вукоевичем дали Гармашу прозвище "Кутия", sportarena.com, 12 August 2019
  10. ^ Goran Popov at UEFA.com
  11. ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  12. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. ^ Football PLAYER: Goran Popov
  14. ^ "Goran Popov". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Popov, Goran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  16. ^ a b c "Goran Popov". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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