Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
–2012 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024 |
Mihai Popescu (born 7 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB.
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 Constanta. [7]
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