Rareș Pop

Rareș Mihai Pop (; born 14 June 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.

Club career

UTA Arad Pop made his Liga I debut for UTA Arad on 1 May 2022, coming on for David Miculescu in the 79th minute of a 0–1 away loss to FC U Craiova. He scored his first professional goal on 19 October that year, in a 2–2 draw with FCSB in the Cupa României group stage.

On 11 February 2023, Pop netted his first Liga I goal and also provided an assist in a 3–1 home victory over Botoșani, and on 2 March scored again in a 1–2 away loss to five-time defending champions CFR Cluj.

Rapid București On 12 February 2024, fellow Liga I club Rapid București signed Pop on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a rumoured transfer fee of €700,000. He was immediately loaned back to UTA Arad for the remainder of the season.

Pop made his Rapid București debut on 5 August 2024, coming on for Claudiu Petrila in the 76th minute of a 2–2 home league draw with Sepsi OSK. On the 23rd that month, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away win over Politehnica Iași. One month later, he scored his first career double in a fixture with newly-promoted Unirea Slobozia, also a 2–1 away victory.

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