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D. Popa

Experienced headMetaloglobus · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameDaniel Iliuță Popa
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityRomania
Age31
Date of birth14 Jul 1995
BirthplacePietroşiţa
Height186 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubMetaloglobus
Centre-forward
7
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
310
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Metaloglobus.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Metaloglobus's ~39 games this season through 4 injury absences (wound). He still appeared 7 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga I7103106.63
Süper Ligat Gençlerbirliği S.K.100686.5

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

D. Popa is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Metaloglobus, rated 12.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Popa.

On the season, Popa graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 7 appearances (0.29 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Popa, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 31 Popa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Popa missed 4 games through injury (wound) out of roughly 39 this season. The 7 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

12.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.8%
Minutes
limited game time
0.29
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Metaloglobus finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.14
Goals / app

1 goal in 7 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 8.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.