Boris Sekulić
 Sekulić in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boris Sekulić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Zemun | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Zemun | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Grafičar Beograd (loan) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Beograd | 27 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Košice | 101 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | 82 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | CSKA Sofia | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Górnik Zabrze | 34 | (2) |
| 2020– | Chicago Fire | 33 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Slovakia | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 7 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2018 | |||
Boris Sekulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Секулић; born 21 October 1991) is a Serbian-born naturalized Slovak professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and the Slovakia national team.
Club career[]
Born in Zemun, Sekulić started his career playing in the youth team of local club FK Zemun. In 2009 he became senior and played on loan at Grafičar Beograd. Next season he signed with Beograd.[1]
In the summer of 2011 he moved abroad to Slovakia and joined Košice at the age of 19. Sekulić was a stable player for Košice Reserves, making 13 appearances. On 3 March 2012, he made his debut for the first team, playing ninety minutes of a derby match, in a 1–0 away win against Tatran Prešov.[2]
On 20 June 2018, Sekulić signed with Bulgarian First League side CSKA Sofia, after a three-year spell with Slovan Bratislava, during which he obtained Slovak citizenship.[3]
On 15 February 2020, Sekulić moved to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a three-year deal.[4] On 11 October 2020 he scored his first MLS goal against D.C. United at Soldier Field.[5]
International career[]
In August 2017, Sekulić obtained Slovak citizenship, making him eligible to represent Slovakia[6] and in March 2018 he was called up to the national team by his former coach at MFK Košice, Ján Kozák, for two fixtures at 2018 King's Cup. Although he was benched in the semi-final 2–1 win over UAE, he played the entire final game against Thailand (3–2 win) as a right-back.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 8 November 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Košice | 2011–12 | Slovak Super Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 101 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2015–16 | Slovak Super Liga | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 82 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2018–19 | First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 250 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 12 | ||
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Slovak Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Czechoslovak Supercup
Honours[]
Club[]
Košice
Slovan Bratislava
International[]
Slovakia
References[]
- ^ Bois Sekulic at zerozero.pt
- ^ Košice si odvážajú z Prešova víťazstvo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3 March 2012, profutbal.sk
- ^ "Борис Секулич е футболист на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovakia National Team Defender Boris Sekulić | Chicago Fire FC".
- ^ "Match Thread Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sekulić is already a Slovakian citizen" (in Slovak). šport.sk. 26 August 2017.
- ^ Boris Sekulić at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links[]
- MFK Košice profile
- Boris Sekulić at Soccerway
- Corgoň Liga profile[permanent dead link]
- Boris Sekulić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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- 1991 births
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- Slovak footballers
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
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- FK Zemun players
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