Boris Sekulić

Boris Sekulić
Personal information
Full name Boris Sekulić
Date of birth (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Fullback
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Sofia
Number 27
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 115 (5)
2015–2018 Slovan Bratislava 111 (7)
2018– CSKA Sofia 9 (0)
National team‡
2018– Slovakia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2018
‡ 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 Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia and the Slovakia national team.

Career

Born in Zemun, Boris Sekulić sarted his career playing in the youth team of local club FK Zemun. In 2009 he became senior and played on loan at FK Grafičar Beograd. Next season he signed with FK Beograd.[1]

In the summer of 2011 he moved abroad to Slovakia and joined the MFK Košice team at the age of 19. Sekulić was a stable player for MFK Košice's reserve team, making 13 appearances. On 3 March 2012, he made his debut for the first team, playing ninety minutes in a 1–0 away win against 1. FC Tatran Prešov.[2]

On 20 June 2018, Sekulić signed with Bulgarian First League side CSKA Sofia.[3]

International career

In August 2017, Sekulić obtained Slovak citizenship[4] 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.

References

  1. ↑ Bois Sekulic at zerozero.pt
  2. ↑ Košice si odvážajú z Prešova víťazstvo 03.03.2012, profutbal.sk
  3. ↑ "Борис Секулич е футболист на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 20 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sekulić is already a Slovakian citizen" (in Slovak). šport.sk. 26 August 2017.
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