Mikael Panos, 27, has joined Sibiu from Mercure Čuk and is one of Claudio Niculescu’s main players at second division leader CSC Șelimbăr. She recently told Gazeta Sporturilor how she ended up playing soccer in a commune in Romania with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.

Subsequently, the French midfielder also played for St. Etienne B and Chateauroux B, in Cyprus – Paphos and Paralimniu, and in Albania – Vlaznia.

Mikael has been in Romania for almost two years. After Mercury, Chuka now lives in Sibiu.

“Life in Sibiu is extraordinary, I live in a wonderful city. Sibiu is very beautiful. We have a very close community, many colleagues live nearby, we communicate as families. Therefore, the atmosphere is very good. I like schnitzel. Romanian? Not Romanian? But very good.

People are crazy! (laughs) In a very good way. People are very nice. They understand that I’m a foreigner, that I can’t speak Romanian as well as I do, but we find a way to communicate. I didn’t know much about the country. Yes, I know the image of Romania outside… Ok, in France there are many people sitting on the side of the road asking for help, but I don’t assimilate them as Romanians. Romanians are very nice and treat me well,” he explained to Gsp.

More details at Gsp.ro.