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Footballer (born 1991)

Boris Sekulić

Sekulić with CSKA Sofia in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Zemun, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Železničar Pančevo
Number 14
Youth career
Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Zemun 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Grafičar Beograd (loan) 19 (0)
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)
2020–2022 Chicago Fire 82 (4)
2023–2024 Górnik Zabrze 38 (1)
2024 Karmiotissa 1 (0)
2024– Železničar Pančevo 4 (0)
International career‡
2018– Slovakia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022

Boris Sekulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Секулић; born 21 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Železničar Pančevo. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Slovakia national team.

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.[2] Next season he signed with Beograd.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

On 15 February 2020, Sekulić moved to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a three-year deal.[6] On 11 October 2020, he scored his first MLS goal against D.C. United at Soldier Field.[7] He left Chicago following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2022 season.[8]

On 17 February 2023, Sekulić returned to Górnik Zabrze on an eighteen-month contract.[9] He left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2024.[10]

In July 2024, Sekulić joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa.[11]

International career

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In August 2017, Sekulić obtained Slovak citizenship, making him eligible to represent Slovakia[12] 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.

As of match played 4 November 2024[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club Season League National cup[a] 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 Slovak Super Liga 32 0 4 0 — — 36 0
2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 31 3 6 0 — — 37 3
2014–15 Slovak Super Liga 25 2 4 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 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[b] 0 — 43 0
2016–17 Slovak Super Liga 22 0 5 0 3[b] 0 — 30 0
2017–18 Slovak Super Liga 29 2 5 0 4[b] 1 1[d] 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[b] 0 — 19 0
Górnik Zabrze 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 13 2 1 0 — — 14 2
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 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
2021 Major League Soccer 28 2 — — — 28 2
2022 Major League Soccer 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
Total 82 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 4
Górnik Zabrze 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 11 1 — — — 11 2
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 27 0 2 0 — — 29 0
Total 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
Karmiotissa 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Železničar Pančevo 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Career total 354 14 36 0 21 1 2 0 413 15
  1. ^ Includes Slovak Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Polish Cup, Serbian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Slovak Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Czechoslovak Supercup

As of match played 29 March 2022[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team Year Apps Goals
Slovakia 2018 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 4 0

Košice

Slovan Bratislava

Slovakia

  1. ^ "Boris Sekulić". Chicago Fire FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "FK Beograd".
  3. ^ Bois Sekulic at zerozero.pt
  4. ^ Košice si odvážajú z Prešova víťazstvo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3 March 2012, profutbal.sk
  5. ^ "Борис Секулич е футболист на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovakia National Team Defender Boris Sekulić | Chicago Fire FC".
  7. ^ "Match Thread Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United". Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2022 Roster Decisions | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  9. ^ "BORIS SEKULIĆ WRACA DO GÓRNIKA!" [BORIS SEKULIĆ RETURNS TO GÓRNIK!] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Boris, dziękujemy!" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ @FCKarmiotissa (11 July 2024). "🤝 Welcome Home Boris ✍️ 🇸🇰 #karmiotissafc #WeAreKarmiotissa 🧡" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Sekulić is already a Slovakian citizen" (in Slovak). šport.sk. 26 August 2017.
  13. ^ Boris Sekulić at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Sekulić, Boris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2024.