Oakland University Athletics

Career Game-by-Game Stats  

2018:
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-America Third Team selection as a redshirt junior with a 3.63 GPA while majoring in accounting
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team
• 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-North Region Third Team
• Appeared in 18 games with 16 starts while leading the team in goals (6), assists (7) and points (19) which tied for seventh and ninth overall in the conference respectively
• Named Nike® Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (10/8) after posting six points off three goals to lead the Golden Grizzlies to a 1-1 record for the week scoring two goals helping Oakland to a pivotal 3-1 league win over Northern Kentucky (10/6) and scored Oakland's only goal in a 2-1 setback against No. 14 Michigan (10/3). 
• Scored game-winning goal with 19 seconds left in regulation at Milwaukee giving Oakland a crucial 1-0 win and was named Nike® Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week (10/22) for the second time this season for his late game heroics

2017:
• Started 14-of-14 matches
• Lead the team in assists (6), ranked second in scoring (4) and total points (14)
• Recorded an assist and scored game-winning goal propelling Oakland to 2-1 win at No. 20 Michigan (9/27) marking the program's first win over a ranked opponent since the Golden Grizzlies defeated No. 10 Michigan State during the 2014 season

2016:
• Started all 18 games while ranking second on the team in points (11), goals (4) and tied for third in assists (3)
• Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• His three goals in conference play tied for fifth in conference stats only
• Scored his first career goal in Oakland's 3-2 win over Northern Kentucky (9/10)
• Notched his first career assist against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara (8/26)

Academic Honors:
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2017 and Spring 2018)

High School:
• Three-year letterwinner under coach Purgatori (Rochester High)
• Ran Varsity Track for two years in the 100m dash, 200m dash, 4x100 relay, and 4x200m relay
• Played for Vardar U12-U18, placing third in nationals (2012-2013)
• Memeber of Vardar three-time State Championship (2010, 2011, 2013)
• Competed in the Machester United Premier Cup World Final hosted in Shanghai, China (2012)
• Two-time Machester United Premier Cup Boot recipient
• Called up to play on 2015 US U-20 National Team seeing action against Serbia and Isreal

Top Athletic Performance:
• 2012 Manchester United Premier Cup Champions
• Scored five goals in one match

Personal:
Full Name:  Nebojsa Popovic
Parents:  Rade and Nina
Siblings:  Djordje and Olivera
Major: Accounting

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Close to family
2. Great academics
3. Athletic Department