# Marco Dulca

Marco Alexandru Dulca (born 11 May 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.

## Club career
### Early career / Viitorul Constanța

Dulca started practising football with Universitatea Cluj at the age of five, and remained at the club for more than a decade before joining the academy of Swansea City in 2015.
He returned to Romania four years later by signing for Viitorul Constanța, where he recorded his senior debut in a 3–2 Liga I victory over Hermannstadt on 28 July 2019.

### Chindia Târgoviște

On 30 August 2020, Dulca was loaned out to fellow league team Chindia Târgoviște. He scored his first career goal in a 2–2 home draw with Argeș Pitești on 19 December, and totalled 33 matches in all competitions during the 2020–21 season.
During the summer of 2021, Dulca joined Chindia Târgoviște on a permanent basis as part of a swap deal.

### FCSB

On 5 August 2022, FCSB officially announced the signing of Dulca after diverting him from his way to 1899 Hoffenheim and meeting his €200,000 release clause. He made his debut the following day in a 1–1 league draw at Mioveni.

### Celje

On 14 September 2023, Dulca moved abroad for the first time in his senior career and signed with Slovenian PrvaLiga outfit Celje on a contract until 2026.

## International career

Dulca represented the Romania national under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, starting in all three games of the group-stage exit.

## Personal life

Dulca was born in Pohang, South Korea, where his father Cristian was playing for Pohang Steelers. The latter was also a professional footballer and was part of the Romania squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
In 2021, it was reported that Dulca started dating Mihaela Buzărnescu, a Romanian tennis player 11 years his senior. They ended their relationship the following year, after she accused him of emotional abuse.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 20 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2019–20 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chindia Târgoviște (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga I | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2021–22 | Liga I | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | 2022–23 | Liga I | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Chindia Târgoviște | Total | Total | 83 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 89 | 4 |
| FCSB | 2022–23 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Celje | 2023–24 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Celje | 2024–25 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Celje | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 135 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 5 |
* 1 2 3 4 Official competitive matches only
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

## Honours

Viitorul Constanța
* Supercupa României: 2019
Celje
* Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2023–24