Article by Adrian Duţă, Carmen Dumitru – published Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 10:05 / Updated Wednesday, October 1, 2025 10:05
Jayson Popeau (29 years old), the former extreme from Rapidhe returned to Superliga, after a year, but not in Giulești! On Wednesday morning, the transfer was officially announced by Unirea Slobozia.
The Frenchman signed a season with Unirea Slobozia, the team in 6th in the championship.
Pope were leaving Rapid last year. Since then he has played in the second league in Qatar, at Al-Markhiya. Now, one year away, he has terminated with the quattles and will play again in Liga 1.
UPDATE, October 1 »Popeau, officially presented at Slobozia
Welcome, Jayson Papeau! Jayson Papeau, 29, signed a valid contract until the end of the season with #equipment!
The Frenchman has evolved throughout his career for Chambly Oise, Amiens, Warta Poznan, Sainte-Genevieve, Rapid and Al-Markhiya.
Last time, in Romania, Jayson played in 66 matches where he had 7 goals and 7 decisive passes for Rapid, club where he was legitimized from 2022 to 2024.
With the arrival of the French, the lot of 21 players for this season is complete!
Our club wishes him welcome and much success!
– Communicated Unirea Slobozia
Jayson Papeau, the new player from Slobozia / Photo: Facebook
The initial news
Jayson Popeau signed with Unirea Slobozia
The Frenchman played 14 matches at Al-Markhiya, scored 7 goals and offered 3 decisive passes. Popeau no longer enters the plans of the Qatarezi for this season, so he chose to return to Liga 1, in Slobozia, where he was wanted by Andrei Prepeliță, wrote iamsport.ro.
The band player will arrive in Romania on Thursday, then the job will start under the command of Prepeliță, according to GSP information. He has already signed a valid contract until the end of the season.
Officially confirmed transfer for GSP: “Monday signed”
Marian Nohai, the sports director of the Ialomiteni, officially confirmed the transfer of Papeau, in a reaction for gsp.ro.
For 3 weeks I discussed. Monday signed, everything is initialed, we are waiting for him to come to the country on Thursday. It mattered a lot of our current situation in the championship in his choice.
– Marian Nohai, sports director Unirea Slobozia, for GSP
Throughout his career, Popeau has also played for Chambly Oise, Amiens, Warta Poznan, Sainte-Genevieve and Rapid.
62 matchesHas Pope in Superliga
Pope's figures at Rapid
For Giulesti he played the most matches, 66, in the championship and the cup. Popeau has 7 goals and 7 decisive passes for Rapid, a club where he was legitimized from 2022 to 2024. The Frenchman has 6 goals scored in Superliga and one in the Romanian Cup.
It can play far left, but also midfielder behind the tip. It is listed at 600,000 euros, decreasing from the highest step, 700,000.
Unirea Slobozia is on the wave in Superliga, being 6th after 11 stages, at only the second season on the first stage of Romanian football in the history of the club. If in the last season he saved from relegation to the dam, the Union now has 18 points in 11 matches and is one of the revelations of the season.
Jayson Papeau // Photo: Imago Images
