FCSB's kid came in and scored his first senior goal, right after Gigi Becali showed the “white flag” in Bănie!
Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:26 p.m. / Updated Thursday, February 12, 2026 10:34 p.m.
In the 61st minute, at 1-2, FCSB gave a signal that they were giving up the fight and sent David Popa and Alexandru Stoian to the field.
It's just that Popa, who became a constant presence in the first team at the request of Gigi Becali, who saw him in the Youth League, equalized 4 minutes after he was sent to the field.
PHOTO GALLERY. That's how the kid David Popa scored in Craiova – FCSB 2-2
The 18-year-old player received a pass from Crețu, took over with his left, then shot strongly to the short corner and beat Isenko. It was the first senior goal for the kid from the club's academy.
Popa had played half an hour with UTA, score 0-3, in the second stage of the Betano Romanian Cup groups.
Who is David Popa, the kid from FCSB who scored in Craiova
David Popa, 18 years old, extreme right, scored the first senior goal for FCSB
David Popa has made 6 appearances in the FCSB shirt in the last two seasons. He has 3 matches in the Superliga, two in the Cup and one in the Champions League preliminaries, with Virtus, last season.
Popa began to be regularly included in the first team after being spotted by Becali in the match against Akademia Puskas in the UEFA Youth League at the end of last year. He did the winter camp in Antalya, alongside the seniors led by Charamabous and Mihai Pintilii.
The footballer who measures 1.62 m was raised by FCSB and played for the Romanian junior national team, from U15 to U19. Between July 2024 and February 2025 he was loaned to Poli Iasi.
Gigi Becali: “You're going to see David Popa. He acts like Hagi”
“I saw a kid with number 7, I watched the game too. I called MM and told him that number 7 is coming to the first team. I don't even know his name. David Popa I think. He's gang.
I liked it so much, he enters the opponent with the ball, he does like Hagi. You will see David Popa. We'll see if he's the new Hagi, but I said he should come to the first team. The master sees differently than the servants”, said Gigi Becali, at Fanatik.
