Adrian Popa
| Date of birth | 24 July 1988 |
| Place of birth | Bucharest |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Height | 1.70 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Adrian Popa joined Reading in January 2017 with a contract to June 2020.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Politehnica Timișoara | 01 Jul 2005 | 01 Jul 2009 | |
| CS Buftea | 01 Aug 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | L |
| FC Gloria Buzau | 01 Jan 2009 | 31 May 2009 | L |
| FC Universitatea Cluj | 01 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2010 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 01 Jul 2010 | 14 Aug 2012 | |
| Steaua Bucuresti | 14 Aug 2012 | 30 Jan 2017 | |
| Reading | 30 Jan 2017 | ||
| Al-Taawoun | 29 Jan 2018 | 31 May 2018 | L |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2012-13 | Steaua Bucuresti | UEFA Europa League | 10 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Steaua Bucuresti | UEFA Champions League | 11 |
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| 2015-16 | Steaua Bucuresti | UEFA Champions League | 4 |
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| 2016-17 | Reading | League Championship | 4 | 4 |
1 |
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| 2016-17 | Steaua Bucuresti | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017-18 | Reading | League Championship | 3 | 3 |
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| 2017-18 | Reading | League Cup | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2012 | FK Ekranas v Steaua Bucuresti | W | 0-2 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off 1st leg |
| 30 Aug 2012 | Steaua Bucuresti v FK Ekranas | W |
3-0 Agg: 5-0 |
UEFA Europa League | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 20 Sep 2012 | VfB Stuttgart v Steaua Bucuresti | D | 2-2 | UEFA Europa League | Group E |
| 04 Oct 2012 | Steaua Bucuresti v FC Kobenhavn | W | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group E |
| 25 Oct 2012 | Steaua Bucuresti v Molde | W | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League | Group E |
| 22 Nov 2012 | Steaua Bucuresti v VfB Stuttgart | L | 1-5 | UEFA Europa League | Group E |
| 06 Dec 2012 | FC Kobenhavn v Steaua Bucuresti | D | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League | Group E |
| 14 Feb 2013 | Ajax v Steaua Bucuresti | L | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 1st leg |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Ajax | W |
2-0 Agg: 2-2 (4-2) |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 2nd leg |
| 07 Mar 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 1st leg |
| 14 Mar 2013 | Chelsea v Steaua Bucuresti | L |
3-1 Agg: 3-2 |
UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 2nd leg |
| 16 Jul 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v FK Vardar Skopje | W | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 23 Jul 2013 | FK Vardar Skopje v Steaua Bucuresti | W |
1-2 Agg: 1-5 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi v Steaua Bucuresti | W | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 06 Aug 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Dinamo Tbilisi | D |
1-1 Agg: 3-1 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 21 Aug 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Legia Warszawa | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off 1st leg |
| 27 Aug 2013 | Legia Warszawa v Steaua Bucuresti | D |
2-2 Agg: 3-3 |
UEFA Champions League | Play-off 2nd leg |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Schalke 04 v Steaua Bucuresti | L | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 01 Oct 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Chelsea | L | 0-4 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 22 Oct 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v FC Basel | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 06 Nov 2013 | FC Basel v Steaua Bucuresti | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 26 Nov 2013 | Steaua Bucuresti v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
| 14 Jul 2015 | AS Trencin v Steaua Bucuresti | W | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 22 Jul 2015 | Steaua Bucuresti v AS Trencin | L |
2-3 Agg: 4-3 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Steaua Bucuresti v Partizan Belgrade | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 05 Aug 2015 | Partizan Belgrade v Steaua Bucuresti | L |
4-2 Agg: 5-3 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Steaua Bucuresti v Manchester City | L | 0-5 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off 1st leg |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Manchester City v Steaua Bucuresti | L | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2012-13 | Romania | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Romania | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 2014-15 | Romania | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Romania | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | Romania | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Romania | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 2 |
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| 2016-17 | Romania | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2016-17 | Romania | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2017-18 | Romania | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2012 | Romania v Netherlands | L | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Netherlands v Romania | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Romania v Hungary | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 10 Sep 2013 | Romania v Turkey | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 18 Nov 2014 | Romania v Denmark | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2015 | Romania v Faroe Islands | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
| 04 Sep 2015 | Hungary v Romania | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
| 07 Sep 2015 | Romania v Greece | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
| 08 Oct 2015 | Romania v Finland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
| 11 Oct 2015 | Faroe Islands v Romania | W | 0-3 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group F |
| 27 Mar 2016 | Romania v Spain | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 May 2016 | Congo DR v Romania | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 29 May 2016 | Romania v Ukraine | L | 3-4 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2016 | Romania v Georgia | W | 5-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Jun 2016 | France v Romania | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 19 Jun 2016 | Romania v Albania | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group A |
| 04 Sep 2016 | Romania v Montenegro | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 08 Oct 2016 | Armenia v Romania | W | 0-5 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Kazakhstan v Romania | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 11 Nov 2016 | Romania v Poland | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
| 15 Nov 2016 | Russia v Romania | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Sep 2017 | Romania v Armenia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group E |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.