Boris Kopitović (footballer, born 1995)

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.

Boris Kopitović
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 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

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
Montenegro OFK Petrovac 2013–14 Montenegrin First League 1000000010
2014–15 142300000172
2015–16 30132000003213
Total 45155000005015
Montenegro OFK Titograd 2016–17 Montenegrin First League 247000010257
Total 247000010257
Montenegro FK Kom 2017–18 Montenegrin First League 251200000271
Total 251200000271
Montenegro OFK Petrovac 2018–19 Montenegrin First League 264400000304
2019–20 168200000188
Total 42126000004812
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup
& Others		 AFC & ACL Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Singapore Tampines Rovers 2020 Singapore Premier League 1490011431913
2021 21160000602716
2022 28355500213541
2023 23171100122520
Total 8677661113610690
Career total 22111719611124254128

Honours

Tampines Rovers

Individual

References
  1. "Kopitović se vratio u Petrovac". Cafe del Montenegro. 2018-07-18.
  2. "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. 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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