Goran Popov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / Left midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Belasica | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Proodeftiki (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Odra Wodzisław (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Egaleo | 45 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Heerenveen | 51 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Vardar | 43 | (3) |
| 2017 | Doxa Katokopias | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Vardar | 19 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Macedonia U19 | 5 | (2) |
| Macedonia U21 | 10 | (2) | |
| 2004–2014 | Macedonia | 46 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goran Popov (Macedonian: Горан Попов; born 2 October 1984) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Popov started his career with local side Belasica and moved to Greece with Proodeftiki and AEK Athens. He signed for Red Star Belgrade in 2004 but injuries prevented him from making an impact and he returned to Greek football with Egaleo after a short loan spell in Poland with Odra Wodzisław. Egaleo were relegated in 2007 and Popov joined Levadiakos before moving to Dutch club Heerenveen in July 2008. At Heerenveen he finally found some success and won the KNVB Cup in 2009 scoring in the final against FC Twente. After good form in European competitions Popov signed for Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.