Iulian Cristea
Lucian Iulian Cristea (born 17 July 1994) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club FCSB.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucian Iulian Cristea | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mediaș, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2014–2019 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 109 | (6) | 
| 2014 | → Metalurgistul Cugir (loan) | ||
| 2019– | FCSB | 119 | (8) | 
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Romania U21 | 6 | (0) | 
| 2019– | Romania | 4 | (0) | 
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 | |||
Club career
    
After playing over one hundred matches for Gaz Metan Mediaș, in February 2019, Cristea moved to fellow Liga I club FCSB, and subsequently signed a five-year contract with them.[2]
International career
    
On 10 June 2019, he made a debut in the Romania national football team in a 4–0 win against Malta.[3]
Career statistics
    
    Club
    
- As of 14 May 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 109 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 117 | 6 | ||
| FCSB | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 15 | ||
Honours
    
Gaz Metan Mediaș[4]
FCSB
- Cupa României: 2019–20
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2020[5]
Individual
References
    
- Iulian Cristea a semnat în această seară cu FCSB! » Gigi Becali, pentru GSP.ro: „Băiatul vine de mâine la antrenament”. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
- "Bine ai venit, Iulian Cristea!". FCSB. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Misiune îndeplinită pentru tricolori în Malta: victorie cu 4-0!" [Mission accomplished for three-coloured in Malta: 4-0 victory!]. frf.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- Iulian Cristea at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
    
- Iulian Lucian Cristea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Iulian Cristea at National-Football-Teams.com
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