Florinel Coman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florinel Teodor Coman | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Luceafărul Brăila | ||
| 2011–2014 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 44 | (10) |
| 2017– | FCSB | 64 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Romania U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2016 | Romania U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2017– | Romania U21 | 15 | (4) |
| 2019– | Romania | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019 | |||
Florinel Teodor Coman (Romanian pronunciation: [floriˈnel teˈodor ˈkoman]; born 10 April 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for FCSB mainly as a winger.
Early life
Coman was born in the city of Brăila, Brăila County, and grew up as a Dinamo București supporter.[1][2]
Club career
Viitorul Constanța
Being promoted from Viitorul Constanța's academy by first-team manager Gheorghe Hagi, Coman made his professional debut coming on as a substitute in a Liga I match against Astra Giurgiu on 18 March 2015.[3] On 14 August 2016, aged 18, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 league victory over ASA Târgu Mureș.[4]
Coman was the Liga I Player of the Month for February 2017 after scoring one each against Dinamo București, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and ACS Poli Timișoara respectively.[5] He was once again on the scoresheet on 18 March, after netting the opener in a 3–1 home win against FCSB.[6] On 13 May, Coman obtained the penalty from which his team scored the only goal of the last fixture against CFR Cluj, thus aiding Viitorul in winning its first-ever national title.[7]
FCSB
After Portuguese club Benfica showed interest in acquiring Coman,[8] he moved to FCSB on 21 August 2017 for a reported €2 million plus €500,000 in add-ons.[9] His release clause was set at a Romanian record of €100 million, with former club Viitorul Constanța also being entitled to 20% of a future transfer fee,[10] economic rights which were bought in November for €1 million.[11]
Coman scored his first goals for the Roș-albaștrii on 22 October 2017, netting twice in the 7–0 thrashing of ACS Poli Timișoara.[12] He recorded his first European goal in the UEFA Europa League 1–1 draw with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, on 2 November.[13]
International career
Coman featured for Romania at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, mostly as a second half substitute. In the group fixture on 21 June, he entered in the 63rd minute for Andrei Ivan, obtained a penalty and scored a double to help to a 4–2 victory against England.[14] He then earned his first and only start in a goalless draw with France, with both teams progressing further to the semi-finals, where Romania suffered a 2–4 defeat to Germany.[15]
Style of play
Coman is typically deployed as a left winger and has been praised for his pace and technical ability.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 September 2019[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| FCSB | 2017–18 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 38 | 12 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | – | – | 85 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 27 | ||
Honours
Club
- Viitorul Constanța
- Liga I: 2016–17
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2017
Individual
- DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: February 2017[5]
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2018–19
References
- ^ "Florinel Coman ține cu Dinamo! Cel mai în formă atacant din Liga I, lider cu Viitorul, reface povestea carierei lui: "Modelul meu a fost Van Nistelrooy"" [Florinel Coman supports Dinamo! The most in-form Liga I forward, top in the table with Viitorul, tells the story of his career: "My role model was Van Nistelrooy"]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Primele declarații ale lui Coman după ce a semnat cu FCSB. "În copilărie țineam cu Dinamo"" [Coman's first words after he signed for FCSB. "I supported Dinamo as a child"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Viitorul - Astra 2–0" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Fl. Coman, după primul gol în Liga 1: "Nu sunt urmașul lui Tănase, eu vreau la o echipă de top din Europa"" [Fl. Coman, after his first Liga 1 goal: "I'm not Tănase's heir, I want to play for a top European club] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Coman a fost aproape de un gol de generic în meciul înaintea căruia a primit și trofeul de "Fotbalistul lunii" februarie" [Coman was inches away from scoring an amazing goal after he received the "Player of the Month" trophy for February] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Căsăpiți! Viitorul rupe tradiția negativă a ultimelor meciuri cu Steaua și o învinge de o manieră categorică, 3-1" [Slaughtered! Viitorul breaks the negative tradition of the last matches against Steaua and defeats it in a categorical manner, 3–1]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Viitorul - CFR 1–0" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Roménia: jogador referenciado pelo Benfica está a caminho do Steaua" [Romania: player wanted by Benfica is on his way to Steaua] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Florinel Coman a semnat cu FCSB. Clauză record pentru fotbalul românesc: "E peste Mutu, depăşit doar de Hagi". Becali, despre "cel mai bun transfer din istoria clubului"" [Florinel Coman signed with FCSB. Record release clause for the Romanian football: "He is better than Mutu, only Hagi surpasses him". Becali, on "the best transfer in the history of the club"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "TOATE cifrele supertransferului Florinel Coman la FCSB » Bonus gras pentru Hagi, în cazul în care FCSB intră în grupele Ligii + clauză de reziliere astronomică!" [ALL the numbers of Florinel Coman's supertransfer to FCSB » Notable bonus for Hagi, in the instance where FCSB enters Champions League group stage + incredible release clause!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Becali și Miriuță, dialog în direct despre transferul lui Nemec! Ironia patronului de la FCSB la adresa marii rivale + anunță un nou transfer" [Becali and Miriuță, discussion about Nemec's transfer! FCSB's owner irony for the great rival + he announced a new transfer]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Așteptare cu succes! Florinel Coman, primele goluri la FCSB, după aproape 250 de minute" [Worthy waiting! Florinel Coman, first goals for FCSB after almost 250 minutes] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "FCSB 1–1 H. Beer-Sheva". UEFA.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Presa din Anglia nu a avut milă de conaţionali: "Copiii lui Boothroyd au fost distruși de România". Cum l-au poreclit pe Coman" [English press did not have mercy for their co-nationals: "Boothroyd's children were destroyed by Romania." How they nicknamed Coman] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Germany 4–2 Romania". UEFA.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Gica Hagi sustine ca a descoperit un fotbalist la fel de bun precum Mbappe, cotat la peste 150 de milioane de euro" [Gică Hagi claims he has found a footballer as good as Mbappé, the latter being valued at over €150 million] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Coman a vorbit cu presa din Portugalia: "Mi-ar plăcea să joc la Benfica. Cristiano Ronaldo e idolul meu, aş vrea să ajung ca el" Lusitanii au cerut referinţe consistente înainte de a demara negocierile" [Coman talked to the Portuguese press: "I would like to play for Benfica. Cristiano Ronaldo is my role model, I want to be like him" The lusitanians asked for solid references before starting the negotiations] (in Romanian). ProSport. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "F. Coman". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
External links
- Florinel Coman at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Florinel Coman – UEFA competition record (archive)