Career
Cesena
Popescu made his debut for the senior team on 12 January 2012 in a Coppa Italia away loss (1-2) against Napoli, in which he scored the opening goal. Ajaccio
He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 August 2013 in a match against Office of Government Commerce Nice which ended 0–0. In January 2014, after only six months, he left Ajaccio after his contract was terminated on a mutual agreement, along with teammate and fellow Romanian Adrian Mutu.