George Alexandru Puscas (born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Bari, on loan from Serie A club Genoa. He represents the Romania national team.
Puscas made his Internazionale debut on 1 February 2015 by appearing in the last minutes of a 3–1 loss to Sassuolo in the 2014–15 Serie A matchday 21. On 26 February 2015, he made his UEFA Europa League debut as a substitute replacing Rodrigo Palacio in the 89th minute of a 1–0 home win over Celtic. On 4 April 2014, Puscas played his first match as a starter for Internazionale, a 1–1 home draw against Parma, he was replaced by Mateo Kovacic in the 46th minute.
Puscas started his second season with Benevento by playing 80 minutes in a 4–0 home defeat against Perugia in the third round of Coppa Italia. On 20 August, Puscas made his Serie A debut for Benevento in a 2–1 away defeat against Sampdoria. On 3 December 2017, Puscas scored his first Serie A goal in the 2–2 home draw versus Milan that gave Benevento their first ever point in the top flight. In January 2018 he was recalled by Inter, thus leaving Benevento with a total of 34 appearances and 8 goals.
On 29 January 2018, Puscas was again sent on loan, this time returning at Serie B to Novara. He debuted for his new team five days later in the 2–1 home defeat to Ascoli, netting his team's only goal in the first half. The following week, in his second appearance, Puscas scored his first career hat-trick to give his side the 3–1 win at Cittadella.
On 19 January 2024, Puscas returned to Bari in Serie B on loan.
Puscas earned his first full cap for Romania on 23 May 2018, entering in the 74th minute of a 3–2 win against Chile. On 17 November that year, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League defeat of Lithuania. |
