Ștefan Adrian Popescu (born 5 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back.[1]

Ștefan Popescu
Personal information
Full name Ștefan Adrian Popescu
Date of birth (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31)
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)
2012–2013Marseille II (loan) 16 (0)
2013–2014Ajaccio 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)
International career
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

Club career

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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]

Ajaccio

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Ștefan Popescu profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "VIDEO Tînărul Ştefan Popescu a ieşit accidentat după ce a deschis scorul în Napoli - Cesena 2-1". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Départ d'A.Mutu et S.Popescu" [A.Mutu and S.Popescu leave] (in French). ac-ajaccio.com. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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