David Raul Miculescu (born 2 May 2001) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.
He started his senior career at UTA Arad in 2017, amassing over 110 games in all competitions before being signed by FCSB five years later.
Internationally, Miculescu has represented Romania at under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
Miculescu joined the youth ranks of UTA Arad in the spring of 2016, after having previously played for Electrica TimiÃÂoara, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy and the Atlético Madrid academy in Bucharest, respectively. He made his senior debut for UTA on 23 September 2017, aged 16, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Amir Jorza in a 0âÂÂ1 Liga II loss at Olimpia Satu Mare.
On 9 March 2019, Miculescu scored his first goal for the club by equalising in an eventual 2âÂÂ1 home victory over ACS Poli TimiÃÂoara. In the 2019âÂÂ20 season, he amassed three goals from 25 appearances as UTA became Liga II champion and achieved promotion to the top tier.
Miculescu recorded his first match in the Liga I on 28 September 2020, in a 1âÂÂ0 away defeat of Dinamo BucureÃÂti, and netted for the first time on 20 April 2021 in another 1âÂÂ0 win against the same opponent. On 2 October 2021, he scored his first career double in a 2âÂÂ2 league draw also against Dinamo BucureÃÂti.
On 22 April 2022, Miculescu signed a contract extension that would have kept him at the club until 2024. On 25 July, he scored his first goals of the campaign in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over newly-promoted Petrolul PloieÃÂti.
On 1 August 2022, Miculescu was officially unveiled at FCSB after the club activated his â¬1.7 million release clause. He signed a five-year contract and was assigned the number 11 shirt. Two days later, he registered his debut by starting in a 1âÂÂ0 away win over DAC Dunajská Streda in the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
On his Liga I debut against Mioveni on 6 August 2022, Miculescu scored a header to seal a 1âÂÂ1 draw. He failed to make an impact during his first season in Bucharest, totalling 36 league appearancesâÂÂof which he only started 11âÂÂand scoring three goals.
A tall and physical player, Miculescu can be deployed in an advanced midfield position or wide as a winger, preferably on the right flank.
Miculescu's father, Valentin, was also a professional footballer. A striker, he too played for UTA Arad.
UTA Arad
FCSB