David Miculescu
Romanian footballer (born 2001)
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David Raul Miculescu (born 2 May 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.
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Miculescu with FCSB in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Raul Miculescu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2014 | Electrica Timișoara | ||
| 2014–2015 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| 2015–2016 | Regal Sport București | ||
| 2016–2018 | UTA Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | UTA Arad | 108 | (16) |
| 2022– | FCSB | 133 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Romania U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Romania U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Romania U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Romania | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
He started his senior career at UTA Arad in 2017, amassing over 110 games in all competitions before being signed by FCSB five years later.
Internationally, Miculescu has represented Romania at under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
Club career
Early career / UTA Arad
Miculescu joined the youth ranks of UTA Arad in the spring of 2016, after having previously played for Electrica Timișoara, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy and the Atlético Madrid academy in Bucharest, respectively. He made his senior debut for UTA on 23 September 2017, aged 16, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Amir Jorza in a 0–1 Liga II loss at Olimpia Satu Mare.[1]
On 9 March 2019, Miculescu scored his first goal for the club by equalising in an eventual 2–1 home victory over ACS Poli Timișoara.[2] In the 2019–20 season, he amassed three goals from 25 appearances as UTA became Liga II champion and achieved promotion to the top tier.[3]
Miculescu recorded his first match in the Liga I on 28 September 2020, in a 1–0 away defeat of Dinamo București,[4] and netted for the first time on 20 April 2021 in another 1–0 win against the same opponent.[5] On 2 October 2021, he scored his first career double in a 2–2 league draw also against Dinamo București.[6]
On 22 April 2022, Miculescu signed a contract extension that would have kept him at the club until 2024.[7] On 25 July, he scored his first goals of the campaign in a 2–0 home win over newly-promoted Petrolul Ploiești.[8]
FCSB
On 1 August 2022, Miculescu was officially unveiled at FCSB after the club activated his €1.7 million release clause. He signed a five-year contract and was assigned the number 11 shirt.[9][10] Two days later, he registered his debut by starting in a 1–0 away win over DAC Dunajská Streda in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round.[11]
On his Liga I debut against Mioveni on 6 August 2022, Miculescu scored a header to seal a 1–1 draw.[12] He failed to make an impact during his first season in Bucharest, totalling 36 league appearances—of which he only started 11—and scoring three goals.
Style of play
A tall and physical player, Miculescu can be deployed in an advanced midfield position or wide as a winger, preferably on the right flank.[13]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 March 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| UTA Arad | 2017–18 | Liga II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Liga II | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Liga II | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 111 | 16 | |||||
| FCSB | 2022–23 | Liga I | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 47 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20[b] | 6 | 1[c] | 1 | 59 | 13 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15[d] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Total | 133 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 31 | |||
| Career total | 241 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 301 | 47 | |||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, fourteen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025.[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |