Ștefan Adrian Popescu (born 5 May 1993) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

On 12 January 2012, Popescu made his debut for Cesena in a 1–2 away loss against

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. The game was part of the

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and he scored the opening goal to give his team the lead.

Ajaccio

After his time with Cesena came to an end, Popescu moved to French side

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. He made his

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debut on 25 August 2013, in a match against

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which ended 0–0. In January 2014, after only six months, he left

after his contract was terminated on a mutual agreement, along with teammate and fellow Romanian

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* Sportspeople from Iași 1993 births Living people Romanian footballers Romania under-21 international footballers Romania youth international footballers Association football defenders Romanian expatriate footballers A.C. Cesena players Olympique de Marseille players AC Ajaccio players FC Astra Giurgiu players Ternana Calcio players Modena F.C. players U.S. Salernitana 1919 players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Ligue 1 players Liga I players Serie B players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in France {{Romania-footy-defender-stub