Mihai Roman

Mihai Roman
	Roman playing for Romania
Personal information
Date of birth	16 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Suceava, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Botoșani (team manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	AS Bradul Putna
2000–2005	Bucovina Rădăuți
2005–2007	Cetatea Suceava
2007–2010	FC Brașov
2010–2013	Rapid București
2013–2016	Toulouse
2014–2016	Toulouse B
2016–2018	Botoșani
2018–2020	FCSB
2019–2020	→ Botoșani (loan)
2020–2023	Botoșani
Total
International career
2009–2012	Romania
Managerial career
2023–	Botoșani (team manager)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Roman (born 16 October 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Roman started his football career at the age of 17. He made his way up by being a hard worker, and with the help of Razvan Lucescu, his former coach from FC Brașov.^[1] Before signing for Braşov, Roman was linked with other Liga I clubs such as FC Vaslui and Oţelul Galaţi. After two great seasons there, he received his first call-up for the Romania national team in June 2009.

On 27 June 2010, Roman signed for Rapid București together with his teammate Sabrin Sburlea. On 29 May 2013, Roman signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC on a free transfer for three seasons.^[2]

FCSB

On 20 August 2018, Mihai Roman signed a two-year contract with FCSB.^[3] On 23 August, he got his first cap for FCSB, in a UEFA Europa League play-off against Rapid Wien. On 30 August, he scored his first goal in Europa League for the club in the second leg against Rapid on Arena Națională, a 2–1 win. On 16 September, Mihai Roman made his debut for FCSB in Liga I against CFR Cluj finished 1–1.

International career

Roman made his debut for the Romania national team in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game, on 6 June 2009, against Lithuania.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cetatea Suceava	2005–06	Divizia B	22	5	0	0	—		—		—		22	5
	2006–07	Liga II	32	9	0	0	—		—		—		32	9
	Total		54	14	0	0	—		—		—		54	14
Brașov	2007–08	Liga II	28	4	1	0	—		—		—		29	4
	2008–09	Liga I	31	3	0	0	—		—		—		31	3
	2009–10	Liga I	25	3	3	0	—		—		—		28	3
	Total		84	10	4	0	—		—		—		88	10
Rapid București	2010–11	Liga I	29	4	3	0	—		—		—		32	4
	2011–12	Liga I	28	3	4	3	—		6^[c]	1	—		38	7
	2012–13	Liga I	26	1	3	0	—		3^[c]	0	—		32	1
	Total		83	8	10	3	—		9	1	—		102	12
Toulouse	2013–14	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Toulouse B	2013–14	CFA 2	2	4	0	0	—		—		—		2	4
	2014–15	CFA 2	6	0	0	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2015–16	CFA 2	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		13	4	0	0	—		—		—		13	4
Botoșani	2016–17	Liga I	30	4	0	0	2	0	—		—		32	4
	2017–18	Liga I	33	11	5	2	—		—		—		38	13
	2018–19	Liga I	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	Total		67	15	5	2	2	0	—		—		74	17
FCSB	2018–19	Liga I	16	1	2	0	—		2^[c]	1	—		20	2
	2019–20	Liga I	4	0	0	0	—		4^[c]	0	—		8	0
	Total		20	1	2	0	—		6	1	—		28	2
Botoșani (loan)	2019–20	Liga I	14	4	0	0	—		—		—		14	4
Botoșani	2020–21	Liga I	29	2	1	0	—		2^[c]	0	—		32	2
	2021–22	Liga I	21	2	—		—		—		—		21	2
	2022–23	Liga I	18	0	0	0	—		—		—		18	0
	Total		82	8	1	0	—		2	0	—		85	8
Career total			408	60	22	5	2	0	17	2	0	0	449	67

^ Includes Cupa României
^ Includes Cupa Ligii
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2009	5	0
	2010	3	0
	2011	1	0
	2012	1	0
Total		10	0

Honours

Bucovina Rădăuți

Divizia D – Suceava County: 2000–01

FC Brașov

Liga II: 2007–08

Rapid București

Cupa României runner-up: 2011–12

References

^ "5 curiozități despre Mihai Roman I" [5 curiosities about Mihai Roman I] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Mihai Roman signé au TFC" (in French). Toulouse FC Official Website. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ "Mihai Roman a semnat cu FCSB pe doi ani" (in Romanian). PlayerTube. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "LITHUANIA VS. ROMANIA 0–1" (in Romanian). Soccerway.com. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "M. Roman". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2018.