Mihăiţă Pleşan

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Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan
Personal information
Date of birth	February 19, 1983
Place of birth	Moldova Nouă, Romania
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FCU Politehnica Timişoara
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-05 2005 2005-	Universitatea Craiova Dinamo Bucureşti FCU Politehnica Timişoara	67 (13) 12 (2) 22 (3)
National team2
2003-	Romania	6 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 1, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of September 16, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mihăiţă Pleşan (born February 19, 1983 in Moldova Nouă) is a Romanian football player who currently plays for FCU Politehnica Timişoara. He is usually used as a midfielder center.

Plesan started his career at Universitatea Craiova, but he really came into the spotlight after an amazing goal against the German national football team in a 2004 friendly. As Craiova relegated at the end of the season, the team's star moved to Dinamo Bucharest. His stay there was, however, a short one, not only due to his mediocre performances, but also due to the fact that Gheorghe Hagi wanted him at Poli. Consequently, after just a few months at Dinamo, Plesan moved to Timişoara, declaring he had never really adapted to the lifestyle in Bucharest, nor to his role on the pitch at the league runners up. The transfer fee of $800,000 is among the highest fees ever paid within the Romanian championship.

Plesan is a Romanian international, having played six matches for the National team and scoring one goal.