Lucian Goian
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Suceava, Romania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Foresta Suceava | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Foresta Suceava | 20 | (1) |
2003 | FC Onești | 21 | (0) |
2004 | Ceahlăul | 13 | (3) |
2004–2006 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 16 | (0) |
2006 | → Ceahlăul (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2007 | Ceahlăul | 15 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Dinamo București | 53 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Astra Ploiești | 38 | (1) |
2012 | Tianjin Teda | 27 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Beijing Baxy | 46 | (7) |
2014–2015 | FC Brașov | 15 | (0) |
2015–2016 | CFR Cluj | 24 | (0) |
2016 | Mumbai City | 16 | (1) |
2017 | Perth Glory | 6 | (0) |
2017–present | Mumbai City | 15 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Romania U21 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:06, 6 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2017 |
Lucian Goian (born 10 February 1983) is a Romanian professional footballer who currently plays for Mumbai City FC as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Suceava, Romania, Goian is the younger brother of Dorin Goian who also plays as a defender. He started his career beside his brother, at Foresta Suceava. He followed in his brother's footsteps, joining Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, but then Dorin arrived in 2005 at Steaua București, and Lucian joined their greatest rivals, Dinamo. He signed for Dinamo, after scoring against Steaua, when he played for Ceahlăul. He played for five seasons with Dinamo, with a break for a year when he returned at Ceahlăul. He also played 6 matches in the UEFA Cup for Dinamo.
In 2010, he joined Astra Ploiești, signing a contract for two years.[1][2]
In January 2012, he moved to China, putting pen on paper with Tianjin Teda.[3] He made his official debut for Tianjin on 25 February, in a 2–1 CFA Super Cup defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande. He was released by Tianjin at the end of 2012 season.
Goian signed a contract with China League One side Beijing Baxy in February 2013.[4]
On 21 March 2017, Goian joined A-League club Perth Glory as a short-term injury replacement.[5] He departed the Glory in May 2017.[6]
In July 2017 he rejoined Mumbai City on a 2 year contract.He has been appointed as the captain of the side for his leadership skills and experience in the league and also one of the experience member of the side.[7]
Family
He is the younger brother of former professional footballers Liviu, Gigi and International Dorin Goian, all of them having played in the Romanian top division Liga I.[8][9][10].He also has three sisters.[11]
Honours
Club
- Dinamo București
- Ceahlăul
- CFR Cluj
References
- ^ "Goian întăreşte apărarea!". FC Astra. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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- ^ "Tianjin Teda team has progressed to the Romanian defender signings". sports.enorth.com.cn. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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- ^ "Glory sign Romanian defender Lucian Goian until end of season". Guardian Express. 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Aussie Media Watch: Diego Castro signs new Glory deal, Mathew Leckie relegated from Bundesliga". The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai City FC retains Lucian Goian for next two seasons". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Walker, Mark (13 March 2012). "China is a no Go for Dorin". The Scottish Sun.
- ^ "Goian s-a apucat de fotbal pentru a scapa de saracie" [Goian became a footballer to get away from poverty] (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Facuti pentru fotbal: Dupa Liviu, Gigi, Dorin si Lucian un alt Goian, Claudiu bate la portile fotbalului mare.Goian V va juca la Ceahlaul II si vrea sa ajunga la fel de celebru ca unchiul Dorin" [Made for football: After Liviu, Gigi, Dorin and Lucian another Goian , Claudiu knocks at the gates of the big football.Goian V will play at Ceahlaul II and wants to become as famous as his uncle Dorin] (in Romanian). newsbucovina.ro. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Dorin Goian, modelul de seriozitate si bun simt" [Dorin Goian, a model of seriousness and common sense] (in Romanian). monitorulsv.ro. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
- Lucian Goian at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)
- Lucian Goian at Soccerway
- Profile on Astra Ploieşti website
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Suceava
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Liga I players
- FC Dinamo București players
- CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- SR Brașov players
- CFR Cluj players
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Chinese Super League players
- Tianjin Teda F.C. players
- China League One players
- Beijing BG F.C. players
- I-League players
- A-League players
- Mumbai City FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Romanian expatriates in China
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Romanian expatriates in India
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Romanian expatriates in Australia