| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 1995 | ||
| 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.
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Club career
OFK Petrovac
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
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
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
Club
- 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
Tampines Rovers
Individual
- Singapore Premier League Top Scorer: 2022
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2022
References
- ^ a b "Kopitović se vratio u Petrovac". Cafe del Montenegro. 2018-07-18.
- ^ a b "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Kopitović u Singapuru". Cafe del Montenegro. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 28 Jan 2020.
- ^ Sourcefabric (2019-12-20). "Najiskusniji povukli lidera, iznenađenja iz predgrađa i golgeteri sa dna tabele". Vijesti.me. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Bali United defeat Tampines Rovers 5-3 in AFC Champions League 2020 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tampines Rovers forward Boris Kopitovic strikes again". The New Paper. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ hermes (2020-02-13). "Victory for Stags in AFC Cup opener". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ganesan (2020-02-19). "Best is yet to be for Tampines Rovers' new striker Boris Kopitovic". The New Paper. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Kwek, Kimberly. "Tampines Rovers beat Hougang United 3-0 to win Community Shield". The Straits Times.
- ^ Nagib, Adeena Mohamed (2 March 2020). "Tampines Rovers goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari plays starring role in win". The New Paper.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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