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 | |||
–2011 | Sporting Pitești | ||
2011–2012 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Dinamo II București | ||
2013–2020 | Dinamo București | 63 | (5) |
2013–2015 | → 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 | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 |
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 Constanţa. [7]
On September 4, 2024, FCSB announced that they signed a contract with Popescu for one year. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Dinamo II București | 2012–13 | Liga II | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | ? | ? | |||||
Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2012–13 | Liga III | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||
2013–14 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||||
2014–15 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||||
Total | 54 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | — | 54 | 2 | ||||||
Berceni (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga II | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga II | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||||
2018–19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 63 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 70 | 5 | |||||
Voluntari (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
St Mirren (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
2023–24 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 [d] | 1 | 1 [b] | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||||
2024–25 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||||
FCSB | 2024–25 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 [e] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
Career total | 331 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 380 | 12 |
Dinamo București
Voluntari
Heart of Midlothian
Farul Constanța