Alex Popović
Australian soccer player (born 2002)
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Alexandar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Поповић, Serbian: [aleksǎndar pǒpovitɕ];[1] born 7 September 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for A-League Men club Sydney FC and Australia under-23 national team.
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| Full name | Alexandar John Popović | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Comets | |||||||||||||||||
| SA NTC | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Adelaide United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Adelaide United NPL | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Adelaide United | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gwangju FC | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Sydney FC | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Adelaide United
Popović began his professional career at Adelaide United. He signed a scholarship contract prior to the 2021–22 season.[2] Popović's highlights at the club mostly come against Western Sydney; his A-League Men debut on 16 March 2022, his first start only four days later on the 20th, and his first professional goal on 18 February 2023.[citation needed] Popović was selected in an A-League All Stars squad which would face Barcelona in an exhibition match in 2022.[3] He was substituted on for Rhyan Grant in the 85th minute of play.
Gwangju FC
During the January transfer window of 2024, Adelaide United announced the sale of Popović to K League 1 club Gwangju.[4]
Sydney FC
On 18 September 2024, Popović joined Sydney FC ahead of the 2024–25 A-League season on a loan deal until January.[5] His debut for the club came the next day in a 5–0 win over Hong Kong Premier League side Eastern in the AFC Champions League Two. After impressing during his loan spell, he joined the Sky Blues on a permanent basis, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, after Sydney agreed to terms with Gwangju.[6]
On 17 February 2026, Popović scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Auckland FC.[7]
International career
Popović was named in Tony Vidmar's Olyroos squad for a pair of friendly matches against Qatar and Saudi Arabia in November 2023.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Gwangju | 2024 | K League 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Sydney FC (loan) | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Sydney FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | A-League Men | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 5 | ||