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Romanian footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rareș Mihai Pop (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrareʃ miˈhaj ˈpop]; born 14 June 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.
![]() Pop with UTA Arad in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rareș Mihai Pop | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | UTA Arad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | UTA Arad | 53 | (6) |
2024– | Rapid București | 5 | (1) |
2024 | → UTA Arad (loan) | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Romania U16 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Romania U17 | 3 | (1) |
2022 | Romania U18 | 6 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Romania U19 | 12 | (3) |
2022– | Romania U20 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 |
Pop made his Liga I debut for UTA Arad on 1 May 2022, coming on for David Miculescu in the 79th minute of a 0–1 away loss to FC U Craiova.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 19 October that year, in a 2–2 draw with FCSB in the Cupa României.
On 11 February 2023, Pop netted his first Liga I goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 home victory over Botoșani, and on 2 March scored again in a 1–2 away loss to five-time defending champions CFR Cluj.[2]
On 12 February 2024, fellow Liga I club Rapid București signed Pop on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a rumoured transfer fee of €700,000. He was immediately loaned back to UTA Arad for the remainder of the season.[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
UTA Arad | 2021–22 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Liga I | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 5 | |||
Total | 64 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 74 | 9 | |||
Rapid București | 2024–25 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 69 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 10 |
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