Daniel

Popa

CF Metaloglobus #9

Centre-Forward – Forward

Daniel Popa

Metaloglobus Süper Lig

Date of birth / Age: 14 Jul 1995 (31)
Citizenship: Romania
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.86 m / 80 kg
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2026

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

In his league

21%

of Superliga strikers rank below him

Finishing

+0.9

goals above expected · better than 64% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

19 Expected

18.1

132 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

6 Expected

3.9

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 8
StartsStarting eleven: 4
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 0
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 379

Starting eleven50%

4 of 8 appearances

Minutes played379

47 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

300 matches · since 2016/17

RBCMLWAMRWCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	262	56	21
Right Winger	18	0	3
Attacking Midfield	10	1	0
Left Winger	7	1	0
Other · CM, RB	3	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	SuperligaSuperliga	Metaloglobus	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	311
2025/2625/26	Süper LigSüper Lig	Gençlerbirliği	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	68
2024/2524/25	SuperligaSuperliga	FCS Bucureşti	15	8	0	1	1	0	0	665
2024/2524/25	1. Lig1. Lig	Gençlerbirliği	15	13	8	0	0	0	0	910
2024/2524/25	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	FCS Bucureşti	7	2	0	–	2	–	0	182
2024/2524/25	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	FCS Bucureşti	5	3	2	–	1	–	0	243
2024/2524/25	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	FCS Bucureşti	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	136
2024/2524/25	SupercupaSupercupa	FCS Bucureşti	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2023/2423/24	SuperligaSuperliga	Universitatea Cluj	36	30	11	5	3	0	0	2,628
2023/2423/24	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Universitatea Cluj	5	2	0	–	1	–	0	284
2022/2322/23	SuperligaSuperliga	Chindia Târgovişte	37	37	9	3	3	0	0	3,131
2022/2322/23	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Chindia Târgovişte	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	89
2021/2221/22	SuperligaSuperliga	Chindia Târgovişte	24	21	5	3	4	0	0	1,928
20222022	K League 2K League 2	Daejeon Citizen	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	417
2021/2221/22	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Chindia Târgovişte	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	111
2020/2120/21	SuperligaSuperliga	Chindia Târgovişte	35	32	8	–	8	–	0	2,867
2020/2120/21	SuperligaSuperliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2020/2120/21	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Chindia Târgovişte	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	46
2019/2019/20	SuperligaSuperliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	33	6	4	1	3	0	0	1,026
2019/2019/20	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	4	3	0	–	1	–	0	210
2018/1918/19	SuperligaSuperliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	30	15	2	2	4	0	0	1,443
2017/1817/18	SuperligaSuperliga	Botoşani	17	14	1	–	2	–	0	1,082
2017/1817/18	SuperligaSuperliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	16	11	8	–	2	–	0	979
2017/1817/18	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Botoşani	2	0	0	–	1	–	0	60
2017/1817/18	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	12
2016/1716/17	SuperligaSuperliga	Dinamo Bucureşti	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	179
2016/1716/17	Cupa LigiiCupa Ligii	Dinamo Bucureşti	3	2	3	–	0	–	0	170
2016/1716/17	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Dinamo Bucureşti	3	1	0	–	1	–	0	164
2015/1615/16	Liga IILiga II	Chindia Târgovişte	31	30	16	0	0	0	0	2,668
2014/1514/15	Cupa RomânieiCupa României	Chindia Târgovişte	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20172017	UEFA U21 ChampionshipU21 Championship	Romania U21	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	11

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			358	247	80	15^*	38	0^*	0	22,274

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Superliga	263	49	15
Liga II	31	16	0
Cupa României	22	2	–
1. Lig	15	8	0
K League 2	9	0	0
UEFA Europa League	7	0	–
UEFA Champions League	5	2	–
Cupa Ligii	3	3	–
Romania U21	1	0	–
Supercupa	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Free Agent Metaloglobus – Free Agent Free
Feb 2026 Feb 2026 · Transfer Gençlerbirliği Metaloglobus Transfer
Feb 2025 Feb 2025 · Transfer FCS Bucureşti Gençlerbirliği Transfer
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Transfer Universitatea Cluj FCS Bucureşti Transfer
Jun 2023 Jun 2023 · Transfer Chindia Târgovişte Universitatea Cluj Transfer
Jun 2022 Jun 2022 · Transfer Daejeon Citizen Chindia Târgovişte Transfer
Mar 2022 Mar 2022 · Transfer Chindia Târgovişte Daejeon Citizen Transfer
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Dinamo Bucureşti Chindia Târgovişte Transfer
Jun 2021 Jun 2021 · Back from Loan Chindia Târgovişte Dinamo Bucureşti Back from Loan
Sept 2020 Sept 2020 · Loan Dinamo Bucureşti Chindia Târgovişte Loan Loan
Dec 2017 Dec 2017 · Back from Loan Botoşani Dinamo Bucureşti Back from Loan
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Loan Dinamo Bucureşti Botoşani Loan Loan

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Gençlerbirliği 2024–2026 16 8
Metaloglobus 2025 7 1
FCS Bucureşti 2024 30 2
Universitatea Cluj 2023 41 11
Chindia Târgovişte 2014–2023 132 40
Daejeon Citizen 2022 9 0
Dinamo Bucureşti 2016–2021 103 17
Botoşani 2017 19 1

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