William Popp (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Popp | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hino, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Beerschot (on loan from Shonan Bellmare) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Ohwada SC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Tokyo Verdy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Oita Trinita | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Machida Zelvia | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Beerschot (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
William Popp (ポープ・ウィリアム, Pōpu Uiriamu; born 21 October 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Beerschot, J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.
On 30 December 2021, Popp officially transferred to J2 club Machida Zelvia for the 2022 season.[1]
Popp was a key player in helping Machida Zelvia gain promotion to the J1 League in the 2023 season. In January 2024, it was announced that Popp would be joining Yokohama F. Marinos.[2]
On 10 February 2026, Popp joined Belgian Challenger Pro League side Beerschot on a loan-deal until the end of the season.[3]
Personal life
Popp was born in Japan; his father is American while his mother is Japanese.
Career statistics
Club
Updated to the end of 2023 season.[4][5][6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | FC Gifu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Fagiano Okayama | J2 League | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
