Alex Pașcanu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bârlad, Romania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Ponferradina (on loan from CFR Cluj) | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2019 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | CFR Cluj | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Voluntari (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2020– | → Ponferradina (loan) | 32 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Romania U19 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Romania U21 | 29 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021 |
Alexandru Ștefan Pașcanu (born 28 September 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Ponferradina, on loan from CFR Cluj.
Early life
Pașcanu grew up in Bogdănești, Vaslui County, before moving to England with his family where he spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years.[1]
Club career
Leicester City
Pașcanu began his football career in the academy of Leicester City, playing alongside the likes of Ben Chilwell, Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury. He was however unable to follow them into the first-team squad.
CFR Cluj
On 30 August 2019, Pașcanu returned to Romania and signed with reigning champions CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee.[2] On 17 January 2020, he was sent out on loan to fellow Liga I side FC Voluntari until the end of the campaign.[3]
On 28 August 2020, Pașcanu signed for Spanish Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a two-year loan deal.[4]
International career
Pașcanu started in all but one of Romania's ten qualifying matches for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as the nation won its group undefeated. His performances led to his first call-up to the senior team of Romania, on 11 November 2018.[5] At the final tournament hosted by Italy and San Marino, Pașcanu helped his side reach the semi-finals and qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Pașcanu's age also made him eligible for the next edition of the championship held in 2021; He played in all three matches of the group stage, scoring the winner in a 2–1 defeat of Hungary and surpassing Ionuț Luțu to become Romania's most capped player at under-21 level.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
CFR Cluj | 2019–20 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
Voluntari (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga I | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
Ponferradina (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
Honours
CFR Cluj
Individual
- Leicester City U23 Player of the Season: 2016-17[6]
References
- ^ "Cu Vardy în echipă! Ascensiunea fulminantă a lui Alex Pașcanu, luat de Ranieri la antrenamentele seniorilor campioanei Angliei" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Youngster Pascanu joins CFR Cluj". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (17 January 2020). "BUN VENIT, ALEX PAȘCANU!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Alexandru Pascanu, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Alexandru Pascanu, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Lituania și Muntenegru" [Romania's squad for the fixtures against Lithuania and Montenegro] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Un roman, jucatorul ANULUI la Leicester! Urias: Alex Pascanu, cel mai bun fotbalist al academiei fostei campioane a Angliei" (in Romanian). Pro X. 16 May 2017.
External links
- Alex Pașcanu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alex Pașcanu at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bârlad
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Liga I players
- CFR Cluj players
- FC Voluntari players
- SD Ponferradina players
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Spain