Anton Popovitch, Central Midfield at Ilves

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#14 Anton Popovitch

Ilves Veikkausliiga · Finland

Date of birth / Age: 11 Jul 1996 (30)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Finland, Russia
Joined club: 16 Jan 2024
Contract until: 2026

Date of birth / Age: 11 Jul 1996 (30)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 76 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Finland, Russia
Joined club: 16 Jan 2024
Contract until: 2026

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 6
Starting eleven: 6
Goals: 0
Assists: –
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: –
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 535

Starting eleven100%

6 of 6 appearances

Minutes played535

89 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals

Positions played

254 matches · since 2017

RWCFAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	141	12	10
Defensive Midfield	105	10	24
Attacking Midfield	6	1	1
Centre-Forward	1	1	0
Right Winger	1	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · central midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #1446; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #452; among central midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 78%; of Veikkausliiga central midfielders rank below him
Finishing: +1.2; goals above expected · better than 75% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

5 Expected

3.8

64 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

2 Expected

6.8

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Ilves	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	535
2026	Veikkausliiga	Ilves	18	14	1	0	1	0	0	1,357
2026	League Cup	Ilves	6	6	0	–	3	–	0	522
2025/26	UEFA Europa League - Qualification	Ilves	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	148
2026	Suomen Cup	Ilves	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	103
2025/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Ilves	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2025	Veikkausliiga	Ilves	30	30	1	2	5	0	0	2,491
2025	League Cup	Ilves	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	372
2024/25	UEFA Europa Conference League	Ilves	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	368
2024	Veikkausliiga	Ilves	26	25	3	0	5	0	0	2,255
2024	League Cup	Ilves	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	352
2023/24	UEFA Europa Conference League	KuPS	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	71
2023	Veikkausliiga	KuPS	22	22	1	0	5	0	0	1,918
2023	League Cup	KuPS	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	472
2022/23	UEFA Europa Conference League	KuPS	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	172
2023	Suomen Cup	KuPS	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2022	Veikkausliiga	KuPS	24	23	2	2	2	0	0	2,043
2021/22	UEFA Europa Conference League	KuPS	8	8	0	–	2	–	0	607
2022	Suomen Cup	KuPS	5	4	1	–	1	–	0	420
2021	Veikkausliiga	KuPS	25	24	3	3	5	0	0	2,200
2020	Veikkausliiga	Haka	19	18	2	5	2	0	0	1,584
2021	Suomen Cup	KuPS	3	3	1	–	1	–	0	300
2020	Suomen Cup	Haka	7	7	0	–	1	–	0	622
2019	Ykkösliiga	Haka	27	27	7	14	2	0	0	2,390
2019	Suomen Cup	Haka	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2018	Ykkösliiga	Haka	25	24	4	5	4	0	0	2,126
2017/18	Suomen Cup	Haka	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	373
2017	Ykkösliiga	Haka	26	25	1	3	0	0	0	1,973
2016/17	Suomen Cup	Haka	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	445
2016	Ykkösliiga	Haka	18	14	0	0	3	0	0	1,170
2016	Suomen Cup	Haka	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	119
2015	Ykkösliiga	Haka	18	17	2	0	4	0	0	1,476
2015	Suomen Cup	Haka	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	57
2012	Veikkausliiga	Haka	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

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Career total · all competitions			362	341	30	34^*	53	0^*	0	29,671

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Veikkausliiga	165	13	12
Ykkösliiga	114	14	22
Suomen Cup	35	3	–
League Cup	22	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	17	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	7	0	–
UEFA Europa League - Qualification	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2024 Jan 2024 · Transfer KuPS Ilves Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Transfer Haka KuPS Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2015 Jan 2015 · Free Transfer – Haka Free Transfer

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