Răzvan Popa (footballer)

Răzvan Ștefan Popa (born 4 January 1997), is a Romanian footballer who plays for Politehnica Iași. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a central midfielder.

Răzvan Popa
Personal information
Full name Răzvan Ștefan Popa
Date of birth (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997
Place of birth Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2007 Sporting Râmnicu Vâlcea
2007–2011 Steaua București
2011–2012 Sportul Studențesc
2013–2016 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sportul Studențesc 5 (0)
2015–2016 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2016–2017 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2017 → Burgos (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2019 Universitatea Craiova 17 (0)
2019–2020 Gaz Metan Mediaș 22 (0)
2020– Politehnica Iași 6 (0)
National team‡
2012 Romania U-17 1 (0)
2015–2016 Romania U-19 6 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U-21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2017

Club career

Popa was born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, and was a FC Sportul Studențesc București youth graduate. He made his Romanian Liga I debut at 15 years and 2 months of age, when he was substituted in the stoppage time on 17 March 2012 against Dinamo București.[1]

In August 2013, Popa joined Internazionale Milano after the Italian side battled Chelsea for him.[2] However, he only appeared for the Primavera team during the course of three seasons.

On 21 July 2016, Popa signed a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[3] He made his debut for the club on 7 September, starting and scoring his team's only in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey.

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

References
  1. "Puştiul care a debutat la 15 ani în Liga I. La ce vârste au debutat Dobrin, Răducioiu şi Marius Niculae" (in Romanian). Gândul. 19 March 2012.
  2. "Încă un fotbalist român a semnat cu Inter Milano" (in Romanian). Prosport. 3 August 2013.
  3. "Razvan Popa refuerza la defensa del Real Zaragoza" [Razvan Popa bolsters the defence of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.