Goran Popov

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Goran Popov
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Personal information
Full name Goran Popov[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia
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Position(s) Left back / Left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FK Vardar
Number 3
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)
2005–2007 Egaleo 45 (1)
2007–2008 → Levadiakos (loan) 20 (0)
2008–2010 Heerenveen 51 (2)
2010–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 48 (2)
2012–2014 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 18 (0)
2014– Vardar 24 (2)
International career‡
2002 Macedonia U-19 5 (2)
Macedonia U-21 10 (2)
2004– Macedonia 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2014

Goran Popov (Macedonian: Горан Попов; born 2 October 1984) is a Macedonian footballer, who plays as a defender for Macedonian side Vardar and the Macedonia national team.

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

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.[2] 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.[3]

On 10 August 2012, Popov initially signed for English Premier League side Stoke City on a season long loan deal, [4]but the move fell through after he failed to be granted a UK work permit.[5] 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 Clattenberg 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.[6]

On 18 September, Popov signed a three-year contract with Vardar for undisclosed fee.[7]

International career

Goran Popov has been part of the Macedonian U-19 and U-21 teams before making his debut for the Macedonian national team in 2004.[8]

International goals

# 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[9]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 January 2014[10]

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

As of August 2012[11]

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

Honours

SC Heerenveen
Dynamo Kyiv

Personal life

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

References

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  7. ↑ Официјално: Горан Попов во Ф.К. Вардар 3 години
  8. ↑ Goran Popov at UEFA.com
  9. ↑ Football PLAYER: Goran Popov
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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