Teodora Meluță

Teodora Meluță (born 3 August 1999), often known as Teo Meluță,[1][2] is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for Lugano and the Romania women's national team.

Teodora Meluță
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Lugano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Olimpia Cluj
2021– Lugano
National team‡
2016– Romania 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:04, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Meluță has been capped for the Romania national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[3] She was 15 at the time of her debut, making her the youngest footballer to ever represent Romania.[4] On 26 January 2021, it was announced that she was transferring to Swiss club Lugano.[5] During her time at Olimpia Cluj, the club won five consecutive league titles, two national cup titles and Meluță herself was declared Romanian Footballer of the Year twice.[6]

References
  1. "Teodora Meluță: "Vreau să-mi sărbătoresc majoratul la EURO"" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. Hekman, Rafael (26 January 2021). "Fotbal feminin: Teodora Meluţă de la Olimpia Cluj s-a transferat în Elveţia" (in Romanian). Mediafax. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Romania)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. Stan, Filip (12 November 2019). "Cea mai bună fotbalistă din România este şi cea mai SEXY. Imagini inedite cu Teodora Meluţă FOTO" (in Romanian). România TV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. "Cea mai buna jucatoare de fotbal din Romania pleaca de la U Olimpia Cluj! Cu cine a semnat Teo Meluta" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. Podină, Patrice (27 January 2021). "Teodora Meluță a semnat în Elveția! "U" Olimpia rămâne fără cea mai valoroasă jucătoare din ultimii ani". Transilvania Reporter (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.


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