Maksim Stjopin

Maksim Stjopin
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003
Place of birth Estonia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 8
Youth career
TaFa
–2016 TPV
2017–2019 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Ilves II 13 (5)
2020 Ilves 3 (2)
2021–2023 Nordsjælland 0 (0)
2023 → HJK (loan) 6 (1)
2024– Ilves 57 (10)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 6 (3)
2019–2020 Finland U17 13 (0)
2021 Finland U19 7 (0)
2021 Finland U20 2 (0)
2023 Finland U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Maksim Stjopin (born 8 April 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.[1]

Early life

Stjopin moved from Estonia to Tampere, Finland, when he was one year old.[2]

Career

On 3 February 2020 it was confirmed by Ilves, that Stjopin had been sold to Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.[3] However, Stjopin was registered for the clubs U-19 squad. On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, Stjopin joined HJK on a loan deal for the 2023 season.[4][5]

Career statistics

As of 27 July 2026[6]
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves II 2020 Kakkonen 135–––135
Ilves 2020 Veikkausliiga 3200–0032
Nordsjælland 2022–23 Danish Superliga 0010––10
HJK (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga 61004100102
Ilves 2024 Veikkausliiga 16310401[b]0223
2025 Veikkausliiga 30410614[c]0415
2026 Veikkausliiga 113236200198
Total 571043163508216
Career total 7918532045010925
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup and Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

HJK

Ilves

References

  1. ↑ Ilves nappasi 20-vuotiaan suomalaislupauksen riveihinsä, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 22 December 2023
  2. ↑ Pekka, Aalto (4 November 2020). "Ilveksen taskusta löytyi uusi jokerikortti – Maksim Stjopinilla itsevarmat puheet ja tuuletukset". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ↑ MAKSIM STJOPIN SIIRTYY TANSKALAISEEN FC NORDSJAELLANDIIN, ilvesedustus.fi, 3 February 2021
  4. ↑ Maksim Stjopin Tanskasta lainalle HJK:hon, sopimuksessa osto-optio, hjk.fi, 31 January 2023
  5. ↑ Pelaajasiirrot 2023–24, Veikkausliiga, 15 December 2023
  6. ↑ Maksim Stjopin at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024