Cristian Manea
![]() Manea playing for Romania in March 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristian Marian Manea | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Agigea, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
CFR Cluj (on loan from Apollon Limassol) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Gheorghe Hagi Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Viitorul Constanța (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2015–2017 | → Mouscron (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2017–2019 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 69 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → FCSB (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020– | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Romania U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Romania U17 | 10 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Romania U19 | 8 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Romania U21 | 19 | (0) |
2014– | Romania | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2019 |
Cristian Marian Manea (Romanian pronunciation: [kristiˈan mariˈan ˈmane̯a]; born 9 August 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as a right back for CFR Cluj, on loan from Apollon Limassol and the Romania national team.
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.[1]
Investment fund
In 2014, an investment fund acquired player's rights and Manea arrived in Cyprus at Apollon Limassol.[2] The deal was reported to be €2.5 million.[3][4][5] Previously, Romanian media suggested that he had been sold to Chelsea for around £2.3 million,[6] but the rumours proved to be false.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] He was an undisputed starter in his two years at the club, winning back-to-back national championships.[10]
On 2 September 2019, FCSB have agreed a deal to sign Manea on loan with an option to buy the right back.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 March 2020[15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
Mouscron (loan) | |||||||||||||
2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||||||
2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||||||
CFR Cluj (loan) | |||||||||||||
2017–18 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||||||
2018–19 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 1 | |
FCSB (loan) | 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 122 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 3 |
International
- As of 23 March 2019[16]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Romania | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 6 | 1 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 1 |
International goals
- As of 5 June 2018 (Romania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Manea goal)[16]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 June 2018 | Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania | 3 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- CFR Cluj
FCSB
Individual
References
- ^ "Viitorul Constanța-Steaua 0-3 / Prima victorie după 3 etape, cea mai clară în deplasare după 2 luni" [Viitorul Constanța-Steaua 0–3 / First victory after 3 fixtures, the biggest away in 2 months] (in Romanian). Știrile TVR. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Ce se întâmplă cu Cristi Manea, unul dintre cei mai buni jucători de la EURO 2019. “Se antrenează prin parcuri!”
- ^ "CFR Dă Un Nou Tun Pe Piața Transferurilor. Clujenii Îl Aduc Pe Cristi Manea" (in Romanian). lookplus.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "EXPLOZIV! Ce ascunde Hagi: Manea nu e jucătorul lui Chelsea, ci al lui Apollon Limassol! Transferul prin care un "super-impresar" fentează regulamentul FIFA. Partea I" [EXPLOSIVE! What Hagi is hiding: Manea is not the player of Chelsea, but of Apollon Limassol'! The transfer by which a "super-agent" outsmarts FIFA rules. Part I] (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 February 2016.
- ^ "18 jucători = 16 milioane de euro. Armata vândută de Hagi, profitul din tolbă şi cum arată 11-le tip al celor mai valoroşi fotbalişti cedaţi pe bani mulţi" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Manea va semna cu Chelsea" [EXCLUSIVE Manea will sign for Chelsea] (in Romanian). Dolce Sport. 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Manea, istoria unui transfer dubios" [Manea, the history of a suspicious transfer]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "FINAL / Petrolul – Viitorul 1-2. Echipa lui Gica Hagi emite pretentii la cupele europene!" [FINAL / Petrolul - Viitorul 1–2. Gică Hagi's team is pushing for European Cups!] (in Romanian). Sport Total FM. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Cristi Manea, la CFR Cluj! Fundașul, împrumut pe un an de Apollon Limassol" [Cristi Manea, to CFR Cluj! The defender, loaned for one year from Apollon Limassol]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "CFR Cluj: lotul de jucători și alte date statistice" [CFR Cluj: player squad and other statistics] (in Romanian). LPF. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ OFICIAL Cristi Manea a semnat cu FCSB și devine cel mai bine plătit fotbalist din Liga 1!
- ^ "Debut pentru istorie » Victor Piţurcă propune patru surprize pentru turneul "naţionalei" din Elveţia" [Debut for history » Victor Pițurcă proposes four surprise players for the national team's tour in Switzerland]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "A fost doborît un record vechi de 86 de ani! Cristi Manea a devenit cel mai tînăr tricolor din istorie" [An 86-year-old record was broken! Cristi Manea became the youngest Tricolour in history]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 31 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "România - Finlanda 2-0, în ultimul meci al lui Lobonț din carieră" [Romania - Finland 2–0, in the last match of Lobonț's career]. FRF. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Cristian Manea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Cristian Manea". European Football. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
- Cristian Manea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Cristian Manea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cristian Manea – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Constanța
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Liga I players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- CFR Cluj players
- FC Steaua București players
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Romania international footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium