Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 11 July 1996||
Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Haka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2020 | Haka | 134 | (17) |
2021–2023 | KuPS | 71 | (6) |
2024– | Ilves | 6 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 |
Anton Popovitch (Russian: Антон Попович; born 11 July 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.
Popovitch played in the youth sector of his hometown club Haka in Valkeakoski, before he was promoted to the club's senior squad for the 2015 season in Ykkönen. [2] After the 2019 season, [3] which has been considered his breakthrough season, Haka earned a promotion back to Finland's premier league Veikkausliiga. [4] [5]
Popovitch transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) ahead of the 2021 season. [6] [7] He left the club after the 2023 season, after having spent three years with KuPS and having won two Finnish Cup championships [8] and three silver medals in Veikkausliiga. [9] Popovitch also represented KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers in his every season with the club. [10] [11] [12] He was also named a vice-captain of his team in March 2022. [13]
On 16 January 2024, fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves announced the signing of Popovitch on a three-year deal. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Popovitch holds dual Finnish- Russian citizenship. He is the son of former professional footballer Valeri Popovitch, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of Haka and of the whole Finnish top-tier league. [18] [19] His brother Sasha is also a footballer.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2016 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2017 | Ykkönen | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
2018 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2019 | Ykkönen | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Total | 134 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 19 | ||
KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 [b] | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 [c] | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 [c] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 71 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 8 | ||
Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 211 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 279 | 27 |
FC Haka
Kuopion Palloseura
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | [1] | 11 July 1996||
Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Haka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2020 | Haka | 134 | (17) |
2021–2023 | KuPS | 71 | (6) |
2024– | Ilves | 6 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024 |
Anton Popovitch (Russian: Антон Попович; born 11 July 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.
Popovitch played in the youth sector of his hometown club Haka in Valkeakoski, before he was promoted to the club's senior squad for the 2015 season in Ykkönen. [2] After the 2019 season, [3] which has been considered his breakthrough season, Haka earned a promotion back to Finland's premier league Veikkausliiga. [4] [5]
Popovitch transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) ahead of the 2021 season. [6] [7] He left the club after the 2023 season, after having spent three years with KuPS and having won two Finnish Cup championships [8] and three silver medals in Veikkausliiga. [9] Popovitch also represented KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers in his every season with the club. [10] [11] [12] He was also named a vice-captain of his team in March 2022. [13]
On 16 January 2024, fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves announced the signing of Popovitch on a three-year deal. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Popovitch holds dual Finnish- Russian citizenship. He is the son of former professional footballer Valeri Popovitch, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of Haka and of the whole Finnish top-tier league. [18] [19] His brother Sasha is also a footballer.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2016 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2017 | Ykkönen | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
2018 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
2019 | Ykkönen | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Total | 134 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 19 | ||
KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 [b] | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 [c] | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 [c] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 71 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 8 | ||
Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 211 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 279 | 27 |
FC Haka
Kuopion Palloseura
Individual