Aleksandar Popović (; born 29 September 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slovan Bratislava.
Club career Partizan After coming through the youth system of Partizan, Popović was loaned to affiliated club Teleoptik in the summer of 2017. He was promoted back to the Partizan first team during the 2018 winter transfer window. After failing to make his official debut for the side, Popović was again loaned to Teleoptik in the summer of 2018. He was recalled back to Partizan in early 2019.
On 19 June 2020, Popović made his official debut for Partizan in a 1–0 away loss at Vojvodina in the last round of the COVID-19-shortened 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga. He would become the first-choice goalkeeper for the 2020–21 Serbian SuperLiga, mainly due to new league requirements for under-21 players, making 21 appearances in the process.
Upon the departure of Vladimir Stojković, Popović made his debut in European competitions on 29 July 2021, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty in a 2–0 away victory over Slovak club DAC Dunajská Streda in the UEFA Conference League. He extended his contract with Partizan two months later, keeping him with the club until 2024.
During 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Group D, Popović kept a clean sheet twice against FC Köln.
DAC Dunajská Streda Aleksandar Popović officially left Partizan on July 28, 2023 and signed a contract with DAC Dunajská Streda. The young goalkeeper signed a three-year contract with the new club, while Partizan received €210,000 from the transfer, plus certain percentages from the next sale. Popović made his debut in goal on August 5, 2023 in a 5–2 win over FC Košice.
International career Popović was capped for Serbia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels in UEFA competitions. He made his full international debut for Serbia in a goalless friendly with Panama on 28 January 2021.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPartizan2017–18Serbian SuperLiga000000002018–19Serbian SuperLiga000000002019–20Serbian SuperLiga100000102020–21Serbian SuperLiga21000002102021–22Serbian SuperLiga170001403102022–23Serbian SuperLiga28000110390Total67000250920Teleoptik (loan)2017–18Serbian First League4000—402018–19Serbian First League14000—140Total18000—180DAC Dunajská Streda2023–24Slovak First Football League31030003402024–25Slovak First Football League27010203002025–26Slovak First Football League23010—240Total8105020880Slovan Bratislava2026–27Slovak First Football League40101060Career total1700602802040
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia202110Total10
Honours Partizan Serbian Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
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