2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Popovic, Nebojsa

Jersey Number 33
Nebojsa Popovic
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Hometown:
- Rochester Hills, Mich.
- High School:
- Rochester
Bio
At Michigan
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
• All-Big Ten (2019: First Team)
Graduate Student (2019)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Started all 22 matches, scoring ten goals and tallying four assists (24 points).
• Tallied an assist against Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament Third Round (Dec. 1)
• Scored both goals in a 2-0 victory against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory against Notre Dame (Oct. 22)
• Scored a goal against Western Michigan (Oct. 17)
• Scored the lone Michigan goal in a 1-1 draw against Rutgers (Sept. 21)
• Scored a goal in a 3-0 victory against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Tallied 3 points including a goal and assist against Oakland (Sept. 17)
• Scored a goal and tallied an assist against Cornell (Sept. 6)
• Scored the winning goal and tallied an assist against SIUE (Sept. 2)
• Scored his first goal at Michigan against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 30)
Previous School: Oakland
• Three-year letterwinner at Oakland (2016-18)
• Appeared in 50 matches (48 starts), scoring 14 goals and tallying 16 assists
• Started 16 matches in 2018, leading Oakland in points (19)
• 2018 All-Horizon League (second team)
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (third team)
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American (third team)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
• All-Big Ten (2019: First Team)
Graduate Student (2019)
• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Started all 22 matches, scoring ten goals and tallying four assists (24 points).
• Tallied an assist against Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament Third Round (Dec. 1)
• Scored both goals in a 2-0 victory against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory against Notre Dame (Oct. 22)
• Scored a goal against Western Michigan (Oct. 17)
• Scored the lone Michigan goal in a 1-1 draw against Rutgers (Sept. 21)
• Scored a goal in a 3-0 victory against Northwestern (Oct. 6)
• Tallied 3 points including a goal and assist against Oakland (Sept. 17)
• Scored a goal and tallied an assist against Cornell (Sept. 6)
• Scored the winning goal and tallied an assist against SIUE (Sept. 2)
• Scored his first goal at Michigan against Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 30)
Previous School: Oakland
• Three-year letterwinner at Oakland (2016-18)
• Appeared in 50 matches (48 starts), scoring 14 goals and tallying 16 assists
• Started 16 matches in 2018, leading Oakland in points (19)
• 2018 All-Horizon League (second team)
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (third team)
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American (third team)
High School/Club
• High School: Rochester
• Club: Vardar
• Two-time Manchester United Premier Cup Boot recipient
• Called up to U.S. U-20 MNT (2015)
Personal
• Son of Rade and Nina Popovic
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Pursuing masters degree in sport management
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