Mihai Popescu (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Câmpulung, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Sporting Pitești | ||
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo II București | ||
| 2013–2020 | Dinamo București | 63 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 54 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Berceni (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Voluntari (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Heart of Midlothian | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Farul Constanța | 73 | (2) |
| 2024– | FCSB | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 | |||
Mihai Popescu (born 7 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB.
Career
[edit]Popescu joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren in January 2019, on loan until the end of the season.[1] In June 2019, the possibility that the deal would be extended was thrown into doubt, after St Mirren manager Oran Kearney left the club,[2] and Popescu returned to Bucharest in July.[3]
In September 2020, Popescu signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Hearts.[4][5] On 31 August 2021, he joined Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.[6]
Popescu left Hearts at the end of the 2021–22 season and then returned to Romania, signing a two-year contract with Farul Constanţa.[7]
On September 4, 2024, FCSB announced that they signed a contract with Popescu for one year.[8]
Honours
[edit]Dinamo București
Voluntari
Heart of Midlothian
Farul Constanța
- Liga I: 2022–23[9]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Prima reacţie a lui Mihai Popescu după ce a plecat de la Dinamo: "E o surpriză şi pentru mine!". telekomsport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Mihai Popescu: St Mirren future in limbo for Dinamo Bucharest defender". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "St Mirren: Mihai Popescu returns to Dinamo Bucharest". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019.
- ^ Bolat, Leila (16 September 2020). "FC Dinamo a anunţat că l-a transferat pe Mihai Popescu la Heart of Midlothian". news.ro. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Mihai Popescu: Hearts sign former St Mirren defender from Dinamo Bucharest". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Mihai Popescu joins on loan". 31 August 2021.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (22 June 2022). "Ex-Hearts star signs for Romanian side as Hamilton Accies lose out on target". msn.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Former Hearts player makes transfer to Europa League side as he's set for glamour showdowns after move". Edinburgh News. 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mihai Popescu at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Mihai Popescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Mihai Popescu at WorldFootball.net
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