Ștefan Adrian Popescu (born 5 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ștefan Adrian Popescu | ||
Date of birth | (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Roma | ||
2011–2012 | Cesena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Ajaccio | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Marseille II (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Ajaccio II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Astra Giurgiu | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Ternana | 26 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Modena | 50 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Salernitana | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Politehnica Iași | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Romania U-17 | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Romania U-19 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Romania U-21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2019 |
On 12 January 2012, Popescu made his debut for Cesena in a 1–2 away loss against Napoli. The game was part of the 2010–11 Coppa Italia and he scored the opening goal to give his team the lead.[2]
After his time with Cesena came to an end, Popescu moved to French side Ajaccio. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 August 2013, in a match against OGC Nice which ended 0–0. In January 2014, after only six months, he left Ajaccio after his contract was terminated on a mutual agreement, along with teammate and fellow Romanian Adrian Mutu.[3]
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