Mihnea Gabriel Rădulescu (born 17 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihnea Gabriel Rădulescu | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Petrolul Ploiești | 26 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Gloria Buzău (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Romania U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Romania U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Romania U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editA youth product of his hometown club Petrolul Ploiești, Rădulescu registered his senior debut on 15 May 2022, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Saim Tudor in a goalless Liga II away draw at Unirea Slobozia. He made his debut as a professional on 10 April 2023, replacing Jair in the 90th minute of a 2–0 home Liga I win over Mioveni.[1]
On 23 January 2024, Rădulescu was loaned out to Liga II side Gloria Buzău for the remainder of the season.[2] He scored his first career goal on 25 February, in a 5–1 away thrashing of Progresul Spartac, and added three more goals from a total of eleven appearances during his spell.
Upon his return to Ploiești, Petrolul manager Mehmet Topal handed Rădulescu his first league start on 16 August 2024, in a 2–1 away victory over Unirea Slobozia in which he opened the scoring.[3] On 27 September, he netted his first double in a 4–1 home defeat of Hermannstadt.[4]
International career
editOn 5 October 2024, Rădulescu received his first call-up to the Romania national under-21 team for the UEFA Euro qualifiers against Montenegro and Switzerland.[5] Six days later, he made his debut as a substitute and scored the last goal in the 6–2 away thrashing of the former opponent. On 15 October, he again came on as a substitute in the 3–1 home over Switzerland, as Romania won its group and qualified for its fourth consecutive European Under-21 Championship.[6]
Personal life
editRădulescu has an elder brother who is a tourist guide, and their father also played football in the lower leagues of Prahova County.[5]
Honours
editPetrolul Ploiești[7]
References
edit- ^ ""Cel mai greu fotbal este fotbalul simplu!" – iată care este crezul mai mult decât interesant al debutantului în vârstă de 17 ani al FC Petrolul, ploieșteanul Mihnea Rădulescu" ["The most difficult football is the simple one!" – here is the more than interesting creed of FC Petrolul's 17-year-old debutant, the Ploiești native Mihnea Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Gazeta de Prahova. 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Bun venit, Mihnea Rădulescu!" [Welcome, Mihnea Rădulescu!] (in Romanian). FC Gloria Buzău. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Unirea Slobozia - Petrolul 1-2. Prahovenii au obținut prima victorie în deplasare din acest sezon" [Unirea Slobozia - Petrolul 1–2. The Prahova People got their first away win this season] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Petrolul i-a stabilit prețul "perlei" Mihnea Rădulescu" [Petrolul has set the asking price for the "jewel" Mihnea Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIV Viitoarea "perlă" a fotbalului românesc?! "Beleaua mică" de pe lista lui Dinamo și FCSB: "Tata mi-a atras atenția să nu păcălesc fotbalul și nu mi-a zis niciodată un "bravo"" + Gestul amuzant după ce a dat mâna cu Hagi" [EXCLUSIVE The future "jewel" of Romanian football?! "The little kid" on the list of Dinamo and FCSB: "Dad told me not to cheat at football and never congratulated me" + The funny gesture after shaking hands with Hagi] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "U21 spre EURO 2025 | CALIFICAREEEEE! România învinge Elveția și se califică la al patrulea turneu final consecutiv!" [U21 towards EURO 2025 | QUALIFICATION! Romania defeats Switzerland and qualifies for the fourth consecutive final tournament!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Mihnea Rădulescu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
edit- Mihnea Rădulescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)