Ovidiu Popescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ovidiu Marian Popescu | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Reșița, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Muncitorul Reșița | |||
| FC Marcel Băban Jimbolia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | UTA Arad | 24 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 47 | (5) |
| 2016– | FCSB | 88 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Romania U21 | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2016 | |||
Ovidiu Marian Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju mariˈan poˈpesku]; born 27 February 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a right back for FCSB.
Club career
FCSB
In June 2016, FCSB transferred Popescu for undisclosed fee, with the player penning a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause.[1] He made his debut in the Liga I on 12 August against FC Botoșani, a game Steaua went on to win 2–0.[2] On 8 September, also against Botoșani but in the Cupa Ligii, Popescu scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii.[3]
He finally scored his first league goal for the club with a free kick in a 2–0 victory over CFR Cluj on 12 March 2017.[4] During early April, it was reported that Celtic and Southampton were interested in signing Popescu[5]
International career
In June 2015, Popescu was selected in Romania's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Armenia.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 July 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| UTA Arad | 2013–14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 6 | ||||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2014–15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 49 | 5 | ||
| FCSB | 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 121 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 159 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 195 | 15 | ||
Honours
Club
- ACS Poli Timișoara
- Steaua București
References
- ^ "De ce Ovidiu Popescu a fost luat de Steaua. "E liniștit, n-are carnet, am stat 4 ore cu el la masă!"" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Botoșani - Steaua 0–2" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Saptamana de vis pentru Ovidiu Popescu: Dupa golul la Romania U21, a reusit sa marcheze si pentru Steaua! Prima sa reactie" [Incredible week for Ovidiu Popescu: After his goal for Romania U21, he also managed to score for Steaua! His first reaction] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Ovidiu Popescu l-a impresionat pe Ilie Dumitrescu: "A dat mai bine decât mine cu Argentina"" [Ovidiu Popescu impressed Ilie Dumitrescu: "He hit it better than I did against Argentina!"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "After missing out on team-mate, should Southampton challenge Celtic for Ovidiu Popescu?". hitc.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "UNDER 21: LOTUL PENTRU DEBUTUL ÎN PRELIMINARIILE EURO 2017" [UNDER 21: SQUAD FOR THE EURO 2017 DEBUT] (in Romanian). FRF. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "O. Popescu". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- Ovidiu Popescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Ovidiu Popescu – UEFA competition record (archive)