# Mihai Popescu (footballer)

Mihai Popescu (born 7 May 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB.

## Career

Popescu joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren in January 2019, on loan until the end of the season. In June 2019, the possibility that the deal would be extended was thrown into doubt, after St Mirren manager Oran Kearney left the club, and Popescu returned to Bucharest in July.
In September 2020, Popescu signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Hearts. On 31 August 2021, he joined Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.
Popescu left Hearts at the end of the 2021–22 season and then returned to Romania, signing a two-year contract with Farul Constanţa.
On September 4, 2024, FCSB announced that they signed a contract with Popescu for one year.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo II București | 2012–13 | Liga II | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2012–13 | Liga III | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2013–14 | Liga III | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga III | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | ? |
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | Total | Total | 54 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 |
| Berceni (loan) | 2014–15 | Liga II | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Dunărea Călărași (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga II | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | 2017–18 | Liga I | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Dinamo București | 2018–19 | Liga I | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Dinamo București | 2019–20 | Liga I | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Dinamo București | 2020–21 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dinamo București | Total | Total | 63 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 5 |
| Voluntari (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| St Mirren (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Total | Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Farul Constanța | 2022–23 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Farul Constanța | 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Farul Constanța | 2024–25 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Farul Constanța | Total | Total | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
| FCSB | 2024–25 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 332 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 381 | 12 |
* ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
* 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
* ↑ Appearances in Scottish Premiership promotion/relegation play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Dinamo București
* Cupa Ligii: 2016–17
Voluntari
* Supercupa României: 2017
Heart of Midlothian
* Scottish Championship: 2020–21
Farul Constanța
* Liga I: 2022–23
* Supercupa României runner-up: 2023