Marco Dulca

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Marco Dulca
Personal information
Full name Marco Alexandru Dulca
Date of birth (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Pohang, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 88
Youth career
2004–2015 Universitatea Cluj
2015–2019 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Viitorul Constanța 14 (0)
2020–2021 → Chindia Târgoviște (loan) 31 (2)
2021–2022 Chindia Târgoviște 36 (2)
2022–2023 FCSB 5 (0)
2023 Chindia Târgoviște 16 (0)
2023–2025 Celje 38 (0)
2025– Petrolul Ploiești 5 (1)
International career
2015 Romania U17[a] 1 (0)
2018 Romania U19[a] 3 (0)
2017–2021 Romania U21[a] 6 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic[a] 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Marco Alexandru Dulca (born 11 May 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

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Early career / Viitorul Constanța

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Dulca started practising football with Universitatea Cluj at the age of five,[1] and remained at the club for more than a decade before joining the academy of Swansea City in 2015.

He returned to Romania four years later by signing for Viitorul Constanța,[2] where he recorded his senior debut in a 3–2 Liga I victory over Hermannstadt on 28 July 2019.[3]

Chindia Târgoviște

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On 30 August 2020, Dulca was loaned out to fellow league team Chindia Târgoviște.[4] He scored his first career goal in a 2–2 home draw with Argeș Pitești on 19 December, and totalled 33 matches in all competitions during the 2020–21 season.

During the summer of 2021, Dulca joined Chindia Târgoviște on a permanent basis as part of a swap deal.[5]

FCSB

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On 5 August 2022, FCSB officially announced the signing of Dulca after diverting him from his way to 1899 Hoffenheim and meeting his €200,000 release clause.[6][7][8] He made his debut the following day in a 1–1 league draw at Mioveni.

Celje

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On 14 September 2023, Dulca moved abroad for the first time in his senior career and signed with Slovenian PrvaLiga outfit Celje on a contract until 2026.[9]

International career

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Dulca represented the Romania national under-23 team in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan,[10] starting in all three games of the group-stage exit.[11]

Personal life

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Dulca was born in Pohang, South Korea, where his father Cristian was playing for Pohang Steelers. The latter was also a professional footballer and was part of the Romania squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[12]

In 2021, it was reported that Dulca started dating Mihaela Buzărnescu, a Romanian tennis player 11 years his senior.[1] They ended their relationship the following year, after she accused him of emotional abuse.[8][13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța 2019–20 Liga I 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Chindia Târgoviște (loan) 2020–21 Liga I 31 2 2 0 — — 33 2
Chindia Târgoviște 2021–22 Liga I 33 2 2 0 — 2[c] 0 37 2
2022–23 Liga I 19 0 — — — 19 0
Total 83 4 4 0 — 2 0 89 4
FCSB 2022–23 Liga I 5 0 3 0 5[d] 0 — 13 0
Celje 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
2024–25 Slovenian PrvaLiga 17 0 4 1 13[e] 0 — 34 1
Total 38 0 6 1 13 0 — 57 1
Petrolul Ploiești 2025–26 Liga I 5 1 1 0 — — 6 1
Career total 145 5 15 1 18 0 2 0 180 6
  1. ^ a b c d Official competitive matches only
  2. ^ Includes Cupa României, Slovenian Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Viitorul Constanța

Celje

References

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