Nicolas Popescu
Romanian footballer
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Nicolas Popescu (born 2 January 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga II club CSA Steaua București, on loan from Liga I club Farul Constanța.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
CSA Steaua București (on loan from Farul Constanța) | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Farul Constanța | 32 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Voluntari (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | → CSA Steaua București (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Romania U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Romania U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | Romania U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Personal life
Nicolas Popescu is the son of former Romanian international Gheorghe Popescu,[4] the nephew of former Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi and the cousin of Ianis Hagi who plays for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cupa României | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2021–22 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Voluntari (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| CSA Steaua București (loan) | 2025–26 | Liga II | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
Honours
Farul Constanța
- Liga I: 2022–23
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2023
