Mihai Roman

For the younger Romanian footballer player, see Mihai Roman (footballer born 1992).

Mihai Roman

Roman playing for Romania
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Suceava, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Botoșani (team manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	AS Bradul Putna
2000–2005	Bucovina Rădăuți
2005–2007	Cetatea Suceava	54	(14)
2007–2010	FC Brașov	84	(10)
2010–2013	Rapid București	83	(8)
2013–2016	Toulouse	5	(0)
2014–2016	Toulouse B	13	(4)
2016–2018	Botoșani	67	(15)
2018–2020	FCSB	20	(1)
2019–2020	→ Botoșani (loan)	14	(4)
2020–2023	Botoșani	68	(4)
Total		408	(60)
International career
2009–2012	Romania	10	(0)
Managerial career
2023–	Botoșani (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Roman (born 16 October 1984) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Roman started his football career at the age of 17. He made his way up by being a hard worker, and with the help of Razvan Lucescu, his former coach from FC Brașov. ^[1] Before signing for Braşov, Roman was linked with other Liga I clubs such as FC Vaslui and Oţelul Galaţi. After two great seasons there, he received his first call-up for the Romania national team in June 2009.

On 27 June 2010, Roman signed for Rapid București together with his teammate Sabrin Sburlea. On 29 May 2013, Roman signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC on a free transfer for three seasons. ^[2]

FCSB

On 20 August 2018, Mihai Roman signed a two-year contract with FCSB. ^[3] On 23 August, he got his first cap for FCSB. His first match for FCSB, was in UEFA Europa League play-off against SK Rapid Wien. On 30 August, he scored his first goal in Europa League for FCSB on the second leg against SK Rapid Wien on Arena Națională finished 2–1 for FCSB. On 16 September, Mihai Roman made his debut for FCSB in Liga I against CFR Cluj finished 1-1.

International career

Roman made his debut for the Romania national football team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, on 6 June 2009, against Lithuania. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2023 ^[5]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Lup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cetatea Suceava	2005–06	22	5	0	0	–		–		–		22	5
	2006–07	32	9	0	0	–		–		–		32	9
Total		54	14	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	54	14
Brașov	2007–08	28	4	1	0	–		–		–		29	4
	2008–09	31	3	0	0	–		–		–		31	3
	2009–10	25	3	3	0	–		–		–		28	3
Total		84	10	4	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	88	10
Rapid București	2010–11	29	4	3	0	–		–		–		32	4
	2011–12	28	3	4	3	–		6	1	–		38	7
	2012–13	26	1	3	0	–		3	0	–		32	1
Total		83	8	10	3	–	–	9	1	–	–	102	12
Toulouse	2013–14	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2015–16	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	5	0
Toulouse B	2013–14	2	4	0	0	–		–		–		2	4
	2014–15	6	0	0	0	–		–		–		6	0
	2015–16	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
Total		13	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	4
Botoșani	2016–17	30	4	0	0	2	0	–		–		32	4
	2017–18	33	11	5	2	–		–		–		38	13
	2018–19	4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	2019–20 (loan)	14	4	0	0	–		–		–		14	4
	2020–21	29	2	1	0	–		2	0	–		32	2
	2021–22	21	2	–		–		–		–		21	2
	2022–23	18	0	0	0	–		–		–		18	0
Total		149	23	6	2	2	0	2	0	–	–	159	25
FCSB	2018–19	16	1	2	0	–		2	1	–		20	2
	2019–20	4	0	0	0	–		4	0	–		8	0
Total		20	1	2	0	–	–	6	1	–	–	28	2
Career total		408	60	22	5	2	0	17	2	–	–	449	67

International

As of 27 January 2012

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2009	5	0
	2010	3	0
	2011	1	0
	2012	1	0
Total		10	0

Honours

Bucovina Rădăuți

• Divizia D – Suceava County: 2000–01

FC Brașov

• Liga II: 2007–08

Rapid București

• Cupa României runner-up: 2011–12

References

1. "5 curiozități despre Mihai Roman I" [5 curiosities about Mihai Roman I] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
2. "Mihai Roman signé au TFC" (in French). Toulouse FC Official Website. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
3. "Mihai Roman a semnat cu FCSB pe doi ani" (in Romanian). PlayerTube. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
4. "LITHUANIA VS. ROMANIA 0–1" (in Romanian). Soccerway.com. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
5. "M. Roman". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

External links

• Mihai Roman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Mihai Roman at Soccerway
• Mihai Roman at National-Football-Teams.com
• (in English) Mihai Roman profile at UEFA.com