Matija Popović (; born 8 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, winger, and forward for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Serbia.
Club career Early career On 11 October 2023, Popović was named by British newspaper The Guardian as one of the 60 best players born in 2006 worldwide.
On 25 January 2024, he joined Serie A side Monza on a six-months loan for the second half of the 2023–24 season. As part of the deal, he was reportedly set to permanently join fellow Serie A club Napoli from 1 July of the same year, ahead of the 2024–25 season. He appeared on the bench for Monza's senior squad in several games. After the transfer to Napoli, he played for their Under-20 squad.
CSKA Moscow On 11 September 2025, Popović signed for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow in the last days of the summer transfer window. He signed a three-year deal with them on a free transfer, with Napoli retaining a 10% sell-on clause.
He made his RPL debut for CSKA on 18 October 2025 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow. In his second league appearance on 8 November 2025, he assisted on a winning goal by Kirill Glebov in a 1–0 victory over Dynamo Makhachkala. On 26 November 2025, in the second leg of the RPL path quarterfinal of the 2025–26 Russian Cup against Dynamo Makhachkala, Popović scored his first goal for CSKA in the last minute of the game, giving CSKA 2–1 victory and equalizing the aggregate score. He then converted his penalty kick in the subsequent penalty shoot-out that CSKA won.
Popović scored his first league goal for CSKA on 1 August 2026 against Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMonza (loan)2023–24Serie A000000CSKA Moscow2025–26Russian Premier League130511812026–27Russian Premier League613091Total19181272Career total19181272
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