Cătălin Cîrjan
Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan (born 1 December 2002) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Viitorul Domnești | ||
| 2019– | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Romania U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
As a youth player, Cîrjan joined the youth academy of Romanian third-tier side Viitorul Domneşti.[1][2][3][4] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Arsenal in the English Premier League.[5][6][7][8][9] His development at Arsenal was hampered by serious knee injuries that put him out of action for over a year. There was a 480-day gap between an appearance in a friendly against Boreham Wood and his return in an under-21 match for Arsenal in August 2022. By September 2022, he was training with the first team Arsenal squad.[10] In May 2022, he signed a new professional contract with Arsenal.[11]
References
- "Cătălin Cîrjan, cel mai promițător fotbalist român. Englezii pariază că va ajunge un star. "Mă antrenez cu jucători pe care îi alegeam pe PlayStation"". liga2.prosport.ro.
- "Catalin Cirjan, noua senzatie a lui Arsenal! Povestea pustiului care a plecat din Liga 3, direct la clubul de pe Emirates". sport.ro.
- "Românul care la 10 ani juca în Liga a 4-a i-a cucerit pe fanii lui Arsenal. Cum l-au poreclit". eurosport.ro.
- "Arsenal may have their own Anthony Elanga in the first-team after impressing Arteta".
- "Catalin Cirjan remains very highly-rated at Arsenal". tbrfootball.com.
- "Arsenal make major decision on wonderkid after impressive debut season". football.london.
- "Mikel Arteta promotes 18-year-old Catalin Cirjan to first-team training permanently as attacking midfielder 'confidently' waits for Premier League debut with Arsenal languishing in 15th".
- "Catalin Carjan reveals how Arsenal convinced him to complete transfer". metro.co.uk.
- "Best young footballers of 2020: Japanese Messi to Mason Greenwood, meet best young players in the world".
- "Arsenal's dressing room helped Catalin Cirjan battle back – he's now pushing for first team". The Athletic.
- "Catalin Cirjan signs new contract". Arsenal.com.
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