Cristian Manea facts for kids
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Manea playing for Romania in March 2019
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Marian Manea | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Agigea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | → Mouscron (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 69 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → FCSB (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | CFR Cluj | 61 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Romania U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Romania U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Romania U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Romania | 21 | (2) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Cristian Marian Manea (Romanian pronunciation: Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 9 August 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team.
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Club career
Viitorul Constanța
Born in Agigea, Constanța County, Manea is a youth exponent of Viitorul Constanța, for which he made his Liga I debut on 21 April 2014 in a 0–3 home loss to FC Steaua București.
Investment fund
In 2014, an investment fund acquired player's rights and Manea arrived in Cyprus at Apollon Limassol. The deal was reported to be €2.5 million. Previously, Romanian media suggested that he had been sold to Chelsea for around £2.3 million, but the rumours proved to be false.
Various loans
He spent the 2014–15 campaign on loan at former club Viitorul, and scored his first senior goal on 13 April 2015 in a 2–1 away defeat of Petrolul Ploiești.
On 28 August 2015, he moved to Belgian team Royal Excel Mouscron on a season-long loan, which was extended for an additional year. Manea amassed 18 appearances in all competitions before returning to Romania on 27 June 2017, joining CFR Cluj also on loan. He was an undisputed starter in his two years at the club, winning back-to-back national championships.
On 2 September 2019, FCSB have agreed a deal to sign Manea on loan with an option to buy the right back.
International career
Manea earned caps for Romania at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
In May 2014, aged 16, he was called up to the senior team by coach Victor Pițurcă despite having only made five club appearances at the time. Manea made his debut as a starter against Albania on the 31st and subsequently became the youngest footballer to play for Romania, breaking the previous record set by Grațian Sepi in 1928.
His first senior goal was recorded four years later on 5 June 2018, as he opened the scoring in a 2–0 friendly win over Finland at the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.
Personal life
On 15 September 2020, his spouse gave birth to a daughter.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | |||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 (loan) | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Mouscron (loan) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| CFR Cluj | |||||||||||||
| 2017–18 (loan) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 (loan) | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 (loan) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 135 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5 | |
| FCSB (loan) | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 182 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 7 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2018 | Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania | 5 |  Finland |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 September 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 14 |  Liechtenstein |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
CFR Cluj
- Liga I: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Supercupa României: 2018, 2020
Individual
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2017–18
See also
In Spanish: Cristian Manea para niños
