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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