Artyom Popov

Artyom Igorevich Popov (Russian: Артём Игоревич Попов; born 30 August 1992) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a full-back (left or right) for FC Arsenal Tula. Earlier in his career, he mostly played as a winger (also on both sides), and he is occasionally still deployed in that position.

Artyom Popov

Popov with Tom Tomsk in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Artyom Igorevich Popov
Date of birth	(1992-08-30) 30 August 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lipetsk, Russia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Full-back
Team information
Current team	FC Arsenal Tula
Number	8
Youth career
	PFC CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	PFC CSKA Moscow	1	(0)
2013	→ FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow (loan)	9	(1)
2013	FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow	21	(5)
2014–2016	FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg	73	(12)
2016–2017	FC Tom Tomsk	25	(0)
2017–2018	FC Orenburg	20	(1)
2018–2020	FC Rotor Volgograd	53	(2)
2020–2021	FC Nizhny Novgorod	36	(5)
2021–2022	FC Baltika Kaliningrad	37	(2)
2022–2023	FC Rubin Kazan	17	(0)
2023–	FC Arsenal Tula	57	(2)
International career
2008	Russia U-16	14	(6)
2010	Russia U-18	3	(0)
2011	Russia U-19	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Club career

He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC CSKA Moscow on 24 September 2011 in a game against FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.^[1]