Daniel Popa
{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Popa
| image = Daniel Popa 2025.jpg
| caption = Popa with Gençlerbirliği in 2025
| fullname = Daniel Iliuță Popa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|7|14}}
| birth_place = Pietroșița, Romania
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Gençlerbirliği
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Grup Școlar Agricol Nucet
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs2 = Atletic Fieni
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = FCM Târgoviște
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Chindia Târgoviște
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 2016–2021
| clubs3 = Dinamo București
| caps3 = 92
| goals3 = 14
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = → Botoșani (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → Chindia Târgoviște (loan)
| caps5 = 34
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Chindia Târgoviște
| caps6 = 24
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = Daejeon Hana Citizen
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Chindia Târgoviște
| caps8 = 37
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = Universitatea Cluj
| caps9 = 36
| goals9 = 11
| years10 = 2024–2025
| clubs10 = FCSB
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2025–
| clubs11 = Gençlerbirliği
| caps11 = 15
| goals11 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Romania U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 10 May 2025
}}
Daniel Iliuță Popa (born 14 July 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği.{{cite web |title=OFICIAL FCSB a anunțat transferul lui Daniel Popa! Câți bani a plătit Gigi Becali și salariul jucătorului |url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/fcsb-a-anuntat-transferul-lui-daniel-popa-cati-bani-a-platit-gigi-becali-si-salariul-jucatorului-2998181 |website=digisport.ro |access-date=6 June 2024 |language=ro |date=4 June 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|10 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|daniel-popa/376467|accessdate=2 June 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|FCM Târgoviște
|colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||
| 2013–14
|Liga III |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!55 | 20 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 55 | 20 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Chindia Târgoviște
|Liga III |colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|31 | 16 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 16 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 16 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Dinamo București
|11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=CLI|Appearance in Cupa Ligii}} | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|Liga I |16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19
|Liga I |30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Liga I |33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21
|Liga I |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!92 | 14 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 3 | 104 | 17 | |
| Botoșani (loan)
|Liga I |20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Chindia Târgoviște (loan)
|Liga I |34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Liga I European play-offs}} | 1 | 36 | 8 | |
| rowspan="2"|Chindia Târgoviște
|Liga I |24 | 5 | |2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!59 | 13 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 14 | ||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen
|2022 |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| Chindia Târgoviște
|Liga I |37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 10 | ||
| Universitatea Cluj
|Liga I |36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 11 | ||
| FCSB
|Liga I |15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1{{efn|name=SCR|Appearance in Supercupa României}} | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Gençlerbirliği
|15 | 8 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 8 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!368 | 91 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 409 | 99 |
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Honours
Chindia Târgoviște
Dinamo București
FCSB
References
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External links
- {{RomanianSoccer|4461/daniel-popa}}
- {{Soccerway|daniel-popa/376467}}
{{Gençlerbirliği S.K. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popa, Daniel}}
Category:Footballers from Dâmbovița County
Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:FCM Târgoviște players
Category:AFC Chindia Târgoviște players
Category:FC Dinamo București players
Category:FC Universitatea Cluj players
Category:Daejeon Hana Citizen players
Category:Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Category:Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen
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