Marco Dulca


Marco Alexandru Dulca is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Early career / Viitorul Constanța

Dulca started practising football with Universitatea Cluj at the age of five, 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, where he recorded his senior debut in a 3–2 Liga I victory over Hermannstadt on 28 July 2019.

Chindia Târgoviște

On 30 August 2020, Dulca was loaned out to fellow league team Chindia Târgoviște. 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.

FCSB

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. He made his debut the following day in a 1–1 league draw at Mioveni.

Celje

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.

International career

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

Personal life

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

Honours

Viitorul Constanța
Celje