Cristian Manea

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 and the Romania national team.

Cristian Manea
Manea playing for Romania in March 2019
Personal information
Full name Cristian Marian Manea
Date of birth (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997
Place of birth Agigea, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2013 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Viitorul Constanța 5 (0)
2014–2020 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 10 (0)
National team‡
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 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020

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 8 October 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viitorul Constanța
2013–14 5000– – – 50
2014–15 (loan) 2621020– – 292
Total 31210200 0 0 0342
Mouscron (loan)
2015–16 7020– – – 90
2016–17 8010– – – 90
Total 150300 0 0 0 0 0180
CFR Cluj (loan)
2017–18 35000– – – 350
2018–19 34140–5010441
2019–20 50––20–70
CFR Cluj 2020–21 5 0 1 0 – 5 0 0 0 11 0
Total 791500012010971
FCSB (loan) 2019–20 2020– – – 40
Career total 127311020120101533

International
As of 11 October 2020[16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 201410
201500
201600
201700
201861
201910
202020
Total101

International goals
As of 5 June 2018 (Romania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Manea goal)[16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2018Ilie Oană, Ploiești, Romania3 Finland1–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club
CFR Cluj

FCSB

Individual

References
  1. "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.
  2. Ce se întâmplă cu Cristi Manea, unul dintre cei mai buni jucători de la EURO 2019. “Se antrenează prin parcuri!”
  3. "CFR Dă Un Nou Tun Pe Piața Transferurilor. Clujenii Îl Aduc Pe Cristi Manea" (in Romanian). lookplus.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "EXCLUSIV Manea va semna cu Chelsea" [EXCLUSIVE Manea will sign for Chelsea] (in Romanian). Dolce Sport. 15 September 2014.
  7. "Manea, istoria unui transfer dubios" [Manea, the history of a suspicious transfer]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. OFICIAL Cristi Manea a semnat cu FCSB și devine cel mai bine plătit fotbalist din Liga 1!
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. Cristian Manea at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  16. "Cristian Manea". European Football. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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