Personal information | |||
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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 | Dinamo București | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Viitorul Domnești | ||
2019–2023 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Rapid București (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Dinamo București | 1 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Romania U16 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan (born 1 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Dinamo București.
During his junior years, Cîrjan was part of the youth setup of lower league team Viitorul Domnești, [1] [2] [3] [4] before moving to Premier League club Arsenal in July 2019. [5] [6] [7]
Serious knee injuries during his time in London sidelined his development for over a year. On 24 May 2022 however, it was announced that Cîrjan had agreed to a new contract with Arsenal. [8] After his appearance in a friendly with Boreham Wood, Cîrjan experienced a 480-day gap before returning to action in an under-21 match in August 2022. By the following month, he resumed training with the first-team squad. [9]
On 23 June 2023, after several weeks of rumours, [10] Cîrjan returned to Romania by signing for Liga I club Rapid București on a one-year loan. [11] He made his debut as a senior in a goalless league draw with Sepsi OSK on 14 July. During his spell, Cîrjan started in only seven out of 17 Liga I appearances and did not score any goals.
In the summer of 2024, Cîrjan was released by Arsenal after his contract expired. [12]
On 13 June 2024, Cîrjan agreed to a three-year contract with Rapid București's cross-town rivals Dinamo București, [13] being assigned the number 10 jersey. He started and scored on debut on 14 July, in a 2–3 away Liga I loss to CFR Cluj. [14]
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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 | Dinamo București | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Viitorul Domnești | ||
2019–2023 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Rapid București (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Dinamo București | 1 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Romania U16 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
Cătălin Ionuț Cîrjan (born 1 December 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Dinamo București.
During his junior years, Cîrjan was part of the youth setup of lower league team Viitorul Domnești, [1] [2] [3] [4] before moving to Premier League club Arsenal in July 2019. [5] [6] [7]
Serious knee injuries during his time in London sidelined his development for over a year. On 24 May 2022 however, it was announced that Cîrjan had agreed to a new contract with Arsenal. [8] After his appearance in a friendly with Boreham Wood, Cîrjan experienced a 480-day gap before returning to action in an under-21 match in August 2022. By the following month, he resumed training with the first-team squad. [9]
On 23 June 2023, after several weeks of rumours, [10] Cîrjan returned to Romania by signing for Liga I club Rapid București on a one-year loan. [11] He made his debut as a senior in a goalless league draw with Sepsi OSK on 14 July. During his spell, Cîrjan started in only seven out of 17 Liga I appearances and did not score any goals.
In the summer of 2024, Cîrjan was released by Arsenal after his contract expired. [12]
On 13 June 2024, Cîrjan agreed to a three-year contract with Rapid București's cross-town rivals Dinamo București, [13] being assigned the number 10 jersey. He started and scored on debut on 14 July, in a 2–3 away Liga I loss to CFR Cluj. [14]
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