Gabriel Pop
{{short description|Romanian rugby union player}}
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| fullname = Gabriel Gheorghe Pop
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Romania
| height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|92|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
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| currentclub = CS Dinamo București
| youthyears1 = 2006-2015
| youthclubs1 = ER Galiza
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| years1 = 2015-2021
| clubs1 = ER Galiza
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| years2 = 2021-2022
| clubs2 = GDS Cascais
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| years3 = 2022-
| clubs3 = CS Dinamo București
| apps3 = 8
| points3 = 30
| years4 = 2022-
| clubs4 = Romanian Wolves
| apps4 = 3
| points4 = 0
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| repyears1 = 2017
| repteam1 = Portugal under-20
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| repyears2 = 2022-
| repteam2 = Romania
| repcaps2 = 6
| reppoints2 = 5
| repyears3 = 2023
| repteam3 = Romania A
| repcaps3 = 1
| reppoints3 = 0
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| clubupdate = 26 November 2023
| repupdate = 26 November 2023
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2016
| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = Portugal
| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = 1
| ru_sevensupdate = 18 August 2023
}}Gabriel Gheorghe Pop (born 29 March 1998) is a Romanian rugby union who plays at CS Dinamo București in the Liga Națională de Rugby.{{Cite web |title=Pop Gabriel Ghorghe {{!}} CS Dinamo Bucuresti {{!}} Mijlocas la deschidere |url=https://rugbyromania.ro/profil-jucator/?pj=5143 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Rugby Romania |language=ro-RO}}
Club career
Pop began his career at ER Galiza, starting at the age of eight. He joined Portuguese side GDS Cascais on 2021,{{Cite web |title=PORTUGAL RUGBY |url=https://www.fpr.pt/jogadores/22866 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=PORTUGAL RUGBY |language=pt}}{{Cite web |last=Isaac |first=Francisco |date=2018-08-27 |title=Gabriel Pop. "A ER Galiza será sempre a minha 1ª casa" |url=https://fairplay.pt/entrevistas/gabriel-pop-entrevista/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Fair Play |language=pt-PT}} where he spent a season before moving back to Romania to play for CS Dinamo București.
International career
In 2016 he was selected for the Portugal Sevens team in the Rugby Europe 7s Grand Prix Series Lodz. He was then later selected for the Portugal under-20 squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. Where they finished third.{{Cite web |title=Gabriel POP - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby |url=https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-international-31187.html |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.itsrugby.co.uk}}{{Cite web |last=Play |first=Fair |date=2018-08-23 |title=Rugby Lab 38# Os Sub-20 na Roménia, com Gabriel Pop e João F. Lima |url=https://fairplay.pt/podcasts/rugbylab/rugby-lab-38-os-sub-20-gabriel-pop/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Fair Play |language=pt-PT}}
In 2022 Pop made his debut for Romania against Uruguay.{{Cite web |title=Gabriel POP profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/gabriel-pop |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Romania squad trimmed for Uruguay tour |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/07/04/romania-squad-trimmed-for-uruguay-tour/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}} He was named in the squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web |last=rugbybworldcup.com |title=Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Two caps centurions in Romania squad ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023 |url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/830575/rugby-world-cup-2023-pool-b-squads |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.rugbyworldcup.com |language=en}}
References
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{{Romania 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
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Category:Romanian rugby union players
Category:CS Dinamo București (rugby union) players
Category:Portuguese rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves