Stefan Čupić

Stefan Čupić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Чупић; born 7 May 1994) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Ararat-Armenia. His father, Uroš is a former football goalkeeper,[4] and younger brother, Miloš also plays at the same position in OFK Beograd's first team, Stefan's boyhood club.[5]

Stefan Čupić
Стефан Чупић
Personal information
Full name Stefan Čupić
Date of birth (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Niš, FR Yugoslavia[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 44
Youth career
1999–2006 Radnički Niš
2006–2012 OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 OFK Beograd 67 (0)
2012 → Dorćol (loan) 14 (0)
2016 → OFK Bačka (loan) 8 (0)
2017 Sarpsborg 08 0 (0)
2018 Voždovac 8 (0)
2019– Ararat-Armenia 9 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Serbia U17
2011–2012 Serbia U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Serbia U19 2 (0)
2014–2016 Serbia U21 2 (0)
2015 Serbia U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

OFK Beograd

Born in Niš, Čupić started playing football with local club Radnički, but moved to OFK Beograd[6] in 2006.[7] Čupić was promoted in the first team for the 2010–11 qualification, but stayed with youth team until summer 2012.[8] He signed his first four-year professional contract with OFK Beograd ending of 2012,[9] after he spent the first half of 2012–13 season as a loaned player with Serbian League Belgrade side Dorćol.[2] Čupić made his professional SuperLiga debut for OFK Beograd on 6 April 2013, against Javor Ivanjica.[10] At the beginning of 2014, Čupić was loaned to Dinamo Pančevo,[11] but returned in OFK Beograd after a week and spent the whole season as a reserve choice.[4] He also played in the last 2 fixtures of the 2013–14 season.[12] For the first 2 seasons he spent with the first team, Čupić made 3 SuperLiga appearances at total, but was promoted as the first choice goalkeeper for the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga season taking jersey number 1.[13] After 5 cleansheets on 15 games, he was elected for the best debutant in 2014.[14] After Bogdan Planić's injury, coach Dejan Đurđević gave a captain armband to Čupić several fixtures before the end of season.[15] Čupić also made 36 league and 3 cup matches for the 2015–16 season after which OFK Beograd relegated to the Serbian First League.[12] Čupić also started new season with club, but missed opening matches and moved on six-month loan[16] to OFK Bačka in last day of the summer transfer window 2016.[17]

Sarpsborg 08 FF

On 20 January 2017, Čupić signed a two-year deal with Sarpsborg 08.[18] While with the club, Čupić spent the whole 2017 Eliteserien campaign as a back-up choice for Anders Kristiansen. During the season, Čupić also appeared in the Norwegian Football Cup, making several appearances.[12]

Voždovac

On 10 February 2018, Čupić returned to the Serbian SuperLiga side Voždovac, penning two-and-a-half year deal with the club. He chose to wear number 1 jersey after Zoran Popović left the club.[19] Čupić made his debut for Voždovac in 3–2 victory over Napredak Kruševac on 23 February 2018.[20]

FC Ararat-Armenia

On 16 January 2019, Čupić joined Armenian club FC Ararat-Armenia.[21]

International career

Čupić was a member of U17 and U18 levels until 2012 when he joined Serbia national under-19 football team.[22] During the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Čupić was mostly used as a reserve for Predrag Rajković, and also played match France on 26 July 2016. After he won the championship,[23] Čupić overgrown U19 selection and became a member of Serbia U21 in 2014. Coach of Serbia national under-23 football team, Milan Rastavac invited him to squad for a friendly match against Qatar in December 2015.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 March 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 000000—00
2011–12 0000——00
2012–13 1000——10
2013–14 2000——20
2014–15 28010——290
2015–16 36030——390
2016–17 Serbian First League 00———00
Total 6704000—710
Dorćol (loan) 2012–13[2] Serbian League Belgrade 140———140
OFK Bačka (loan) 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga 8010——90
Sarpsborg 08 2017 Eliteserien 0050——50
Voždovac 2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga 40———40
Career total 93010000—1030

References
  1. "Ko su u stvari naši prvaci Evrope". 24sata.rs (in Serbian). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. "Cupic, Stefan". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. "Stefan Čupić". OFK Beograd official website (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. "Чупићи бране Карабурму". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. "Stefan Čupić - Golman za budućnost". supersport365.com (in Serbian). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. "Kako je mogao da izgleda tim Radničkog". gradjanin.rs (in Serbian). 24 September 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. "Znate li da je sinoć "Radnički" dao gol Nišliji? – Velikom talentu Stefanu Čupiću". mediapress.rs (in Serbian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. "Najmlađi tim u Evropi, a svi strahuju od njih: OFK Beograd srpski Ajaks!". 24sata.rs (in Serbian). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. "Čupić za mirnu mrežu "Romantičara"". sportske.net (in Serbian). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. "ОФК Беорад: Чупић као матор". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. "Stefan Čupić u Dinamu iz Pančeva". transferii.com (in Serbian). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. Stefan Čupić at Soccerway
  13. "ČUPA OFKOVAC". OFK Beograd official website (in Serbian). 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. "STEFAN ČUPIĆ: Ova ekipa je spremna da ostvari cilj!". supersport365.com (in Serbian). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  15. "Čupić: "Sezona iznad očekivanja"". sportske.net (in Serbian). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. "ČUPIĆ POJAČAO BAČKU". sportmagazin.rs (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  17. "Čupić i Đurić u Bačkoj!". OFK Bačka official website (in Serbian). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  18. "Serbisk EM-vinner til Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg 08 FF official website (in Norwegian). 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  19. "Добро дошао Стефане! – Замена стигла". FK Voždovac official website (in Serbian). 10 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  20. "Voždovac – Napredak 3:2 (2:1)". penal.rs (in Serbian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  21. UFFICIALE: Stefan Cupic ha firmato con l'Ararat-Armenia, calcioslavo.it, 16 January 2019
  22. "Omladinci ponovo bolji od Rusa". subotica.com (in Serbian). 10 August 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  23. "Nišlija prvak Evrope u fudbalu". juznevesti.com (in Serbian). 2 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  24. "Izlet uspeo: Srbija sigurna u Herezu". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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