Boris Kopitović (footballer, born 1995)

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Boris Kopitović
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montenegro
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Petrovac 45 (15)
2016–2017 Mladost 24 (7)
2017–2018 Kom Podgorica 27 (1)
2018–2019 Petrovac 48 (12)
2020– Tampines Rovers 86 (77)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2022

Boris Kopitović is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a forward for Singaporean club Tampines Rovers. Boris won the Golden Boot in last year’s FAS Award Night 2022. He was SPL’s 2022 top scorer and eventually became a key player for Tampines Rovers. He is known for his finishing inside the box and superb free-kicks.

Club career[edit]

OFK Petrovac[edit]

Kopitović started his career with OFK Petrovac. During his time with Petrovac, he was named the revelation of the 2015/2016 in the Montenegrin First League, scoring 13 goals and earning a transfer to Mladost (OFK Titograd).[1]

Return to OFK Petrovac[edit]

Kopitović returned to Petrovac after 2 seasons away where he was unable to replicate the form that saw him transferring to Mladost. In total, since he left Petrovac, he had only managed to score 7 for Mladost and just a solitary goal for FK Kom.[1]

Entering the winter break, Kopitović was the second top-scorer in the Montenegro top tier with 8 goals from 19 appearances for the 2019/2020 Montenegrin First League, before he decided to transfer to Singapore Premier League side Tampines Rovers FC.[2][3][4]

Tampines Rovers[edit]

Kopitović signed for Tampines Rovers FC for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season and opened his goal scoring account on his debut, netting in a 5-3 defeat to Bali United F.C. in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.[2][5][6] He scored in his second competitive game as well, helping the Stags to a 2-1 victory over PSM Makassar in the 2020 AFC Cup opener.[7][8][9] Kopitović has enjoyed a brilliant start to life in Singapore, scoring 5 goals in his first 5 appearances for the Stags, in friendlies and continental competitions, ahead of the season opener on 21 Feb 2020.[10]

Kopitovic won his first silverware with the Stags in the 2020 Singapore Community Shield, scoring in a 3-0 win over Hougang United.[11]

Kopitovic continued his fine start for the Stags, scoring in a 1-0 win over Balestier Khalsa in the season opener, bringing his goal tally for the club to 7 goals in 8 games.[12] He developed a reputation as a clinical finisher with 25 goals in 35 games over his first two seasons.[13] However, the 2022 Season saw Kopitovic flourish even further, notching 12 assists and 31 goals with 2 games left to play, going neck-to-neck with Kodai Tanaka in the challenge for the Golden Boot award.[13] He finished the season as the top goalscorer in the league, ending the season with 35 goals in 28 games.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 21 Jun 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OFK Petrovac 2013–14 Montenegrin First League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
2015–16 30 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 13
Total 45 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 50 15
OFK Titograd 2016–17 Montenegrin First League 24 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 7
FK Kom 2017–18 Montenegrin First League 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
OFK Petrovac 2018–19 Montenegrin First League 26 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 4
2019–20 16 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 8
Total 42 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 48 12
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup
& Others 		AFC & ACL Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2020 Singapore Premier League 14 9 0 0 1 1 4 3 19 13
2021 21 16 0 0 0 0 6 0 27 16
2022 28 35 5 5 0 0 2 1 35 41
2023 23 17 7 4 0 0 1 2 31 23
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 86 77 12 9 1 1 13 6 112 93
Career total 221 117 25 9 1 1 12 4 260 131

Honours[edit]

Tampines Rovers

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kopitović se vratio u Petrovac". Cafe del Montenegro. 2018-07-18.
  2. ^ a b "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. ^ "Kopitović u Singapuru". Cafe del Montenegro. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 28 Jan 2020.
  4. ^ Sourcefabric (2019-12-20). "Najiskusniji povukli lidera, iznenađenja iz predgrađa i golgeteri sa dna tabele". Vijesti.me. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ^ "Bali United defeat Tampines Rovers 5-3 in AFC Champions League 2020 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. ^ "AFC Champions League 2020: Tampines Rovers vs Bali United live stream, updates, when and where to watch". FOX Sports Asia. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. ^ "Tampines Rovers forward Boris Kopitovic strikes again". The New Paper. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  8. ^ hermes (2020-02-13). "Victory for Stags in AFC Cup opener". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  9. ^ "AFC Cup 2020: Webb and Kopitovic on target as Tampines Rovers beat PSM Makassar 2-1". FOX Sports Asia. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. ^ Ganesan (2020-02-19). "Best is yet to be for Tampines Rovers' new striker Boris Kopitovic". The New Paper. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ Kwek, Kimberly. "Tampines Rovers beat Hougang United 3-0 to win Community Shield". The Straits Times.
  12. ^ Nagib, Adeena Mohamed (2 March 2020). "Tampines Rovers goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari plays starring role in win". The New Paper.
  13. ^ a b Auto, Hermes (2022-10-13). "Football: SPL goal machines Kopitovic and Tanaka cross paths as race for Golden Boot nears end | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  14. ^ cue (2022-10-22). "SPL review: Should Young Lions stay or go? | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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