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Adrian Mazilu

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Adrian Mazilu
Personal information
Full name Adrian Mazilu[1]
Date of birth (2005-09-13) 13 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Youth career
2012–2022 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Farul Constanța 35 (7)
2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2024Vitesse (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2019 Romania U15 4 (0)
2020–2021 Romania U16 7 (2)
2021 Romania U17 6 (0)
2022 Romania U18 5 (2)
2023– Romania U19 6 (2)
2022– Romania U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Adrian Mazilu (born 13 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Mazilu made his professional debut for his boyhood team Farul Constanța in 2022, and aided to a national title in his first season as a senior. At the start of 2024, he joined English club Brighton & Hove Albion, which immediately loaned him to Vitesse.

Internationally, Mazilu represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.

Club career

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Farul Constanța

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Mazilu made his senior debut for Farul Constanța on 9 November 2022, in a 2–0 Cupa României away win over Rapid București; he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Luca Andronache and scored an injury-time goal.[2] Three days later, he recorded his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw at Chindia Târgoviște.[3]

On 6 February 2023, Mazilu netted his first goal in the latter competition by opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova.[4] On 22 April, he took his league tally to six goals after scoring in a 1–0 defeat of title contenders CFR Cluj.[5] Mazilu amassed 19 Liga I appearances during his first season as a senior, as his club won the national title.

On 12 July 2023, Mazilu played his first European game by starting in a 1–0 home success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[6] Three days later, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced that it agreed a deal in advance to sign him in January 2024.[7] On 28 July, following Farul's elimination from the Champions League, Mazilu scored in a 3–2 home win against Urartu in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.[8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 22 January 2024, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that their transfer of Mazilu had gone through and that he had subsequently joined Eredivisie club Vitesse on loan for the remainder of the season.[9]

International career

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Mazilu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[10] He came on as a substitute in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain[11] and in the 0–0 draw with Croatia,[12] as his side finished in last place in its group.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 April 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Farul Constanța 2022–23 Liga I 19 6 2 1 21 7
2023–24 Liga I 16 1 0 0 8 1 1[a] 0 25 2
Total 35 7 2 1 8 1 1 0 46 9
Vitesse (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 38 7 3 1 8 1 1 0 50 9
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

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Farul Constanța[13]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Fotbalistul de 17 ani din Liga 1 care l-a "cucerit" pe Ilie Dumitrescu: "Un jucător rar!"" [The 17-year-old Liga 1 footballer who "conquered" Ilie Dumitrescu: "A rare player!"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Adrian Mazilu, al 59-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi și debutat în Superligă !" [Adrian Mazilu, the 59th player trained at the Hagi Academy who debuted in the Super League!] (in Romanian). FCV Farul Constanța. 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Adrian Mazilu, la primul gol în Liga 1! Puștiul lui Gică Hagi a spart "gheața" în Farul – Universitatea Craiova" [Adrian Mazilu, at his first goal in the Liga 1! Gică Hagi's teenager broke the "ice" in Farul - Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Antena Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Adrian Mazilu, lecție de modestie la doar 17 ani! Ce a spus după ce a marcat golul victoriei cu CFR Cluj" [Adrian Mazilu, humbleness lesson at only 17 years old! What he said after scoring the winning goal against CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Farul Constanța - Sheriff 1–0". UEFA.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Albion reach agreement with Farul Constanta for Mazilu". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Farul Constanța - Urartu 3–2". UEFA.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Adrian Mazilu joins Vitesse Arnhem on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Romania 0–3 Spain". UEFA.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Romania 0–0 Croatia". UEFA.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b Adrian Mazilu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ^ "SuperDan și SuperAdrian » Experimentatul antrenor al CFR-ului și Mazilu, puștiul-minune al Farului, au pus mâna pe trofeele GSP pentru luna martie! Cum s-a votat" [SuperDan and SuperAdrian » CFR Cluj's experienced coach and Mazilu, the wonderkid from Farul, snatched GSP's March trophies! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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