Iulian Cristea
![]() Cristea with FCSB in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucian Iulian Cristea | ||
Date of birth | (1994-07-17) 17 July 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Mediaș, Romania | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Cluj | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 109 | (6) |
2014 | → Metalurgistul Cugir (loan) | ||
2019–2023 | FCSB | 120 | (8) |
2023–2024 | Rapid București | 14 | (0) |
2024– | Universitatea Cluj | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Romania U21 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Romania | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 |
Lucian Iulian Cristea (Romanian pronunciation: [lutʃiˈan juliˈan ˈkriste̯a]; born 17 July 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.
Club career
After playing over 110 matches in all competitions for his hometown club Gaz Metan Mediaș, Cristea moved to fellow Liga I team FCSB on 26 February 2019.[1] He signed a five-year contract for a €150,000 transfer fee.[2]
On 13 June 2023, after being released by FCSB, Cristea moved to cross-town rivals Rapid București on a two-year deal.[3]
On 5 June 2024, Universitatea Cluj announced the signing of Cristea as a free agent,[4] after he terminated his agreement with Rapid on 31 May.[5]
International career
On 10 June 2019, Cristea made his debut for the Romania national team in a 4–0 win against Malta counting for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[6]
Style of play
Cristea has been described as versatile, due to his ability to play equally well as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder, and has been noted for his aerial prowess.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 August 2024[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2014–15 | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Liga II | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | Liga I | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | Liga I | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
Total | 109 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 117 | 6 | |||||
FCSB | 2018–19 | Liga I | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Liga I | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | Liga I | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 120 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 9 | |||
Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Universitatea Cluj | 2024–25 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 248 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 16 |
International
- As of match played 4 June 2022[9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Gaz Metan Mediaș[8]
FCSB[8]
- Cupa României: 2019–20
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2020
Individual
References
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Iulian Cristea!" [Welcome, Iulian Cristea!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Iulian Cristea a semnat în această seară cu FCSB! » Gigi Becali, pentru GSP.ro: "Băiatul vine de mâine la antrenament"" [Iulian Cristea signed with FCSB this evening! » Gigi Becali, for GSP.ro: "The boy is coming to training tomorrow"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 25 February 2019.
- ^ "IULIAN CRISTEA ESTE NOUL FUNDAȘ AL RAPIDULUI" [IULIAN CRISTEA IS RAPID'S NEW DEFENDER] (in Romanian). Rapid București. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Bun venit, Iulian Cristea!" (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Rapid s-a despărțit de Iulian Cristea" (in Romanian). Rapid București. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Misiune îndeplinită pentru tricolori în Malta: victorie cu 4-0!" [Mission accomplished for "the Tricolours" in Malta: a 4–0 victory!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Echipa din străinătate care l-a dorit pe Iulian Cristea, înainte să semneze cu Rapid" [EXCLUSIVE The foreign team that wanted Iulian Cristea, before he signed for Rapid] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Iulian Cristea at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Iulian Cristea". European Football. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "LPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Liga 1 Betano: echipa ideală a play-off-ului" [Liga 1 Betano: team of the championship play-offs] (in Romanian). LPF.ro. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
- Iulian Cristea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Iulian Cristea at National-Football-Teams.com
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