Alin NicuÃÂor Popa (born 1 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Real Bradu. Born in Caracal but grew up in PiteÃÂti, at ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti academy, Popa played all his career for the two main teams of ArgeÃÂ County, ArgeÃÂ PiteÃÂti and Mioveni having played more than 100 matches for the white-violet eagles and more than 80 for the yellow and greens. His father, Vasile Popa was also a footballer.