Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arda Kardzhali.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 First League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 665 | 7.07 |
Scout report
I. Popov is a 38-year-old centre-forward at Arda Kardzhali, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 10, top 62% of First League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.3, ranking 250th of 252 in the First League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (27.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.31 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Popov.
Judged on this season alone, Popov graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 26 of the 26 centre-forwards in the First League, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.305 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 4, 26th of 26 of the 26 centre-forwards in the First League. At 38 Popov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Arda Kardzhali finished 7th of 16 · a mid-table side
3 goals in 18 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 4.3, Popov carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the First League of 26 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.31 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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