Andrei Cordea
Cordea with FCSB in 2022
Personal information
Full name Andrei Ioan Cordea
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
Place of birth Aiud, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Tai
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2012 CSM Metalul Aiud
2012–2017 Ardealul Cluj
2017–2018 Novara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Novara 1 (0)
2019–2020Hermannstadt (loan) 18 (0)
2020–2021 Academica Clinceni 33 (3)
2021–2023 FCSB 79 (12)
2023– Al-Tai 14 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Romania U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 Romania U18 4 (1)
2018–2019 Romania U19 4 (0)
2021– Romania 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Andrei Ioan Cordea (born 24 June 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai and the Romania national team.

Club career

Cordea moved to FCSB from Academia Clinceni for an undisclosed transfer fee on 5 June 2021,[1] signing a five-year deal with a 10 million buyout clause. On 15 July, he registered his debut in a goalless draw at Botoșani.

Cordea scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii seven days later, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League defeat of Shakter Karagandy. On the 25th, he netted his first Liga I goal against Universitatea Craiova.

On 12 September 2021, he scored in a 6–0 rout of Dinamo București, which registered the greatest goal difference ever in the Eternal derby.

On 22 August 2023, Cordea joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a two-year deal.[2]

International career

Following his good display at FCSB, Cordea received his first call-up to the Romania national team and made his debut on 5 September 2021, in a 2–0 defeat of Liechtenstein counting for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Novara 2018–19 Serie C 101[lower-alpha 1]020
Hermannstadt 2019–20 Liga I 18010190
Academica Clinceni 2020–21 Liga I33311344
FCSB 2021–22 Liga I 3851021416
2022–23 37700934610
2023–24 40004080
Total 7912101549516
Al-Tai 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 1410000141
Career total 145164115416421

International

As of match played 17 September 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202120
202230
Total50

References

  1. "Andrei Cordea a bătut palma cu FCSB și jubilează: „Merg să iau titlul!"". gsp.ro.
  2. "رسميا.. الطائي يضم الروماني كورديا".
  3. "Lotul României convocat de Mirel Rădoi pentru partidele echipei naționale din septembrie 2021". Federația Română de Fotbal. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. Andrei Cordea at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. "Andrei Cordea". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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