Anton Popovitch

Anton Popovitch
Popovitch with Ilves in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)[1]
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 26 (3)
Medal record
Haka
First place Ykkönen 2019
KuPS
Second place Veikkausliiga 2021
Second place Veikkausliiga 2022
Second place Veikkausliiga 2023
First place Finnish Cup 2021
First place Finnish Cup 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Anton Popovitch (Russian: Антон Попович; born 11 July 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.

Club career

Haka

Born in Valkeakoski, Popovitch played in the youth sector of his hometown club Haka, before he was promoted to the club's senior squad for the 2015 season in the second-tier Ykkönen.[2] After the 2019 season,[3] which has been considered his breakthrough season, Haka won the Ykkönen title and earned a promotion back to Finland's premier league Veikkausliiga.[4][5]

KuPS

Popovitch transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) ahead of the 2021 season.[6][7] He was named a vice-captain of his team in March 2022.[8] Popovitch left the club after the 2023 season, after having spent three years with KuPS and having won two Finnish Cup titles[9] and finished three times as Veikkausliiga runner-up.[10] Popovitch also represented KuPS in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers in his every season with the club.[11][12][13]

Ilves

On 16 January 2024, fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves announced the signing of Popovitch on a three-year deal.[14][15][16][17] On 23 May 2024, Popovitch scored his first goal for Ilves in the league, in a 3–0 home win over Inter Turku.[18] On 31 May 2024, in a home match against KuPS, Popovitch made his 100th appearance in Veikkausliiga. At the end of his first season with Ilves, the club finished as the league runner-up, falling two points short to KuPS. Popovitch was named in the Team of the Year, for the second time in his career after 2022.

Personal life

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 Veikkausliiga.[19][20] His brother Sasha is also a footballer. Their mother is Finnish.

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
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[c] 0 39 4
2022 Veikkausliiga 24 2 5 1 2 0 4[c] 0 35 3
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 1 2 0 6 0 1[c] 0 31 1
Total 71 6 13 2 8 0 13 0 105 8
Ilves 2024 Veikkausliiga 26 3 1 0 5 0 4[c] 0 36 3
2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 26 3 1 0 6 0 4 0 37 3
Career total 231 26 43 4 13 0 17 0 234 30
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

FC Haka

Kuopion Palloseura

Ilves

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022, 2024[27]
  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: May 2019[28]

References

  1. ^ Anton Popovitch at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ ANTON POPOVITCH SOPIMUKSEEN HAKAN KANSSA, fchaka.fi, 23 December 2016
  3. ^ Haka kiinnitti Ojalan ja Popovitchin myös ensi kaudeksi – Fribergille uusi ja pidempi sopimus, Valkeakosken Sanomat, 18 September 2019
  4. ^ "Anton Popovitch". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  5. ^ ANTON POPOVITCH EI OTA PAINEITA SUURISTA ODOTUKSISTA – ”HALUAN VAIN NAUTTIA FUTIKSESTA”, fchaka.fi, 29 June 2020
  6. ^ Nyt se on varmaa: Anton Popovitsh siirtyy Hakasta KuPSiin, Valkeakosken Sanomat, 9 November 2020
  7. ^ "Anton Popovits tottui valokeilaan jo lapsena: "Ajattelin, että muillakin on samanlaista" - KuPS-tähti kertoo selkeän kantansa sotaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  8. ^ Tässä on KuPS:n kapteenisto, sportti.com, 25 March 2022
  9. ^ Cup-mestari on noussut Suomessa suurseuraksi - Vuonna 2017 alkanut eurotarina jatkuu, Viikko-Savo, 12 May 2021
  10. ^ Anton Popovichille kelpaa vain mestaruus – ”Ei voi mitään ohipelejä tulla”, veikkausliiga.com, 17 August 2023
  11. ^ KuPS järjesti huikean trillerin Kazakstanissa ja kohtaa seuraavaksi Union Berlinin, Helsingin Sanomat, 12 August 2021
  12. ^ "Hyökkäämme, mutta emme pelaa mitään kaaosfutista" – Anton Popovitch määrittää pelaamisen rytmiä, Savon Sanomat
  13. ^ Anton Popovitchin ja 11-vuotiaan Leevin ystävyys sulattaa sydämet – ”Heti sellainen fiilis”, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 May 2023
  14. ^ TERVETULOA ILVEKSEEN, ANTON POPOVITCH!, ilvesedustus.fi, 16 January 2024
  15. ^ Anton Popovitch siirtyy Kuopion Palloseurasta Tampereen Ilvekseen, Yle, 16 January 2024
  16. ^ Kova kaappaus! Tähtipelintekijä siirtyy Ilvekseen, MTV Oy, mtvuutiset.fi, 15 January 2024
  17. ^ Ilves kiinnitti huippuhankinnan vuosiksi – Haka-kasvatti ehti käydä tutustumassa yhteen seuraan jo ulkomaillakin, Aamulehti, 16 January 2024
  18. ^ Ilves on löytänyt voittovireen - "Olen erittäin tyytyväinen siihen, missä olemme", veikkausliiga.com, 23 May 2024
  19. ^ "Valkeakoskelaislähtöisen Anton Popovitšin nousussa tähtipelaajaksi on omalaatuinen piirre - Legenda-asemaan nousseen isän varjo toi kohtuuttomat odotukset, joista jalostui oma identiteetti" (in Finnish). Valkeakosken Sanomat. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  20. ^ ""Tsaari" täyttää 50 vuotta - Veikkausliigan legenda jätti pysyvän jäljen historiaan" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  21. ^ Anton Popovitch stats, Football Association of Finland
  22. ^ Savon Sanomat: SM-hopeaa ottanut KuPS tekee satojentuhansien eurojen tappion – HJK-pelaaja on siirtymässä joukkueeseen, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 November 2021
  23. ^ HJK on mestari 2022! – KuPS varmisti hopeamitalit, Honka pronssin, veikkausliiga.com, 10 October 2022
  24. ^ Veikkausliigan otteluennakko: Veikkausliigan mestaruus ratkeaa Helsingissä, kups.fi, 20 October 2023
  25. ^ Miesten Suomen Cupissa mukana 314 joukkuetta!, Finnish FA, 11 January 2022
  26. ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
  27. ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
  28. ^ Anton Popovitch Ykkösen Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 10 June 2019

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