William Popp (footballer)
Japanese footballer
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| Full name | William Popp | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hino, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Tokyo Verdy Youth | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Tokyo Verdy | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Oita Trinita | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Machida Zelvia | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 19 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
William Popp (ポープ・ウィリアム, Pōpu Uiriamu, born 21 October 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Career
On 30 December 2021, Popp officially transferred to J2 club Machida Zelvia for the 2022 season.[1]
Popp was a key player in helping Machida Zelvia gain promotion to the J1 League in the 2023 season. In January 2024, it was announced that Popp would be joining Yokohama F. Marinos.[2]
Personal life
Popp was born in Japan; his father is American while his mother is Japanese.
Career statistics
Club
Updated to the end of 2023 season.[3][4][5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | FC Gifu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Fagiano Okayama | J2 League | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
Machida Zelvia
References
- ^ "ポープウィリアム選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC町田ゼルビア. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "ポープウィリアム選手 完全移籍のお知らせ". FC町田ゼルビア オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 13 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 237 out of 289)
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 William Popp Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
- Profile at Kawasaki Frontale
- William Popp at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at FC Gifu
- Profile at FC Machida Zelvia
- William Popp at Soccerway
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Yokohama F. Marinos – current squad
- 1 Popp
- 2 Nagato
- 4 Shinnosuke Hatanaka
- 5 Eduardo
- 6 K. Watanabe
- 7 Élber
- 8 Kida
- 10 Lopes
- 11 Matheus
- 13 R. Koike
- 14 Uenaka
- 15 Kamijima
- 16 R. Kato
- 17 Inoue
- 18 Mizunuma
- 19 Saneto
- 20 Amano
- 21 Iikura
- 23 Miyaichi
- 24 H. Kato
- 25 Yoshio
- 26 Y. Koike
- 27 Matsubara
- 28 Yamane
- 29 Nam T.H.
- 31 Shirasaka
- 33 Suwama
- 35 Sakakibara
- 37 Shiogai
- 38 Murakami
- 39 T. Watanabe
- 41 Terakado
- 44 Yoshida
- 47 Yamamura
- 48 Ueda
- Manager: Kewell
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