Mihnea Radulescu

Mihnea Rădulescu

Rădulescu with Universitatea Craiova in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Mihnea Gabriel Rădulescu
Date of birth	(2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth	Ploiești, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova/CSM Slatina
Number	18/
Youth career
2013–2023	Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Petrolul Ploiești	48	(5)
2024	→ Gloria Buzău (loan)	11	(4)
2025–	Universitatea Craiova	14	(2)
2026–	CSM Slatina	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–2024	Romania U19	11	(1)
2024–2025	Romania U20	4	(1)
2024–	Romania U21	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Mihnea Gabriel Rădulescu (born 17 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and for Liga II club CSM Slatina.

A youth product of Petrolul Ploiești, Rădulescu made his senior debut for the team in 2022, aged 16. He became a regular starter following a loan to Gloria Buzău in 2024, and one year later transferred to Universitatea Craiova. There, he won the championship title and the Cupa României in his first season at the club.

Internationally, Rădulescu represented Romania at several youth levels.

A youth product of his hometown club Petrolul Ploiești, Rădulescu made his senior debut on 15 May 2022, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Saim Tudor in a goalless Liga II away draw against Unirea Slobozia. He made his professional debut on 10 April 2023, replacing Jair in the 90th minute of a 2–0 home Liga I victory over Mioveni.

On 23 January 2024, Rădulescu was loaned to Liga II side Gloria Buzău for the remainder of the season. He scored his first career goal on 25 February, in a 5–1 away win over Progresul Spartac, and added three more goals in a total of eleven appearances during the loan spell.

Upon returning to Ploiești, Petrolul manager Mehmet Topal handed Rădulescu his first league start on 16 August 2024, in a 2–1 away victory over Unirea Slobozia, where he opened the scoring. On 27 September, he scored his first brace in a 4–1 home win against Hermannstadt. He finished the 2024–25 Liga I season with 35 appearances and five goals, as his team placed ninth in the league table.

On 20 May 2025, Rădulescu transferred to fellow league club Universitatea Craiova for a rumoured fee of €400,000 plus 15% interest. He made his official debut on 12 July, starting in a 3–3 away draw at UTA Arad in the season opener, and six days later scored in a 3–1 home win over Argeș Pitești.

Rădulescu scored two goals in 12 appearances before suffering a cruciate ligament injury in October 2025, which sidelined him for approximately half a year. He returned in the final match of the campaign, a goalless draw against Rapid București on 25 May 2026, as Craiova secured a domestic double consisting of the Liga I title and the Cupa României.

In October 2024, Rădulescu was called up to the Romania national under-21 team for the final UEFA Euro 2025 qualifiers. He debuted as a substitute and scored in a 6–2 win over Montenegro on 11 October, and played in the 3–1 victory against Switzerland four days later, helping Romania qualify for their fourth consecutive European Under-21 Championship.

Rădulescu is a dynamic left-footed footballer who operates as a winger, favoring the right flank to capitalize on his ability to cut inside. He stated that "the hardest football is simple football", reflecting his commitment to effective and straightforward play.

Rădulescu cited Lionel Messi and compatriot Gheorghe Hagi as his role models growing up.

Rădulescu's elder brother is a tourist guide, and their father played football in the lower leagues of Prahova County.

As of match played 3 September 2026

Petrolul Ploiești

• Liga II: 2021–22

Universitatea Craiova

• Liga I: 2025–26
• Cupa României: 2025–26
• Supercupa României: 2026

• Mihnea Rădulescu – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)