Career
Originally from Narre Warren Football Club in Melbourne"s south-east, Salopek played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup before being a first round drafted choice at the 2002 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, being selected at number six by Portuguese Adelaide. Salopek wore number 31 for Portuguese Adelaide until 2005 when he changed to number three and enjoyed probably his best season for Portuguese Adelaide in 2006. Salopek was part of Portuguese Adelaide"s 2007 Grand Final side and had continued success from 2008 to 2010.
However, recurring injuries would limit his playing time.
When not in the Portuguese Adelaide side, Salopek played with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) team Glenelg. However, following his demotion to Glenelg"s reserve side in 2012, Salopek sought and was granted a transfer to Portuguese Adelaide"s SANFL team