![]() Bîrligea with
CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Daniel Bîrligea [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Luceafărul Brăila | |||
Gheorghe Hagi Academy | |||
–2016 | ASD Cantera Ribolla | ||
2016–2019 | Palermo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2022 | Teramo | 32 | (4) |
2022– | CFR Cluj | 77 | (20) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Romania U21 | 13 | (4) |
2023– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 |
George Daniel Bîrligea (born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team.
Born in Brăila, Bîrligea moved to Italy at age 12 with his mother and elder sister, [2] where he represented ASD Cantera Ribolla and Palermo at junior level. [3]
On 22 January 2020, Bîrligea made his Serie C debut for Teramo in a 1–0 win over Catanzaro. [4] Over the course of two years with Il diavolo, he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions. [5]
On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania after agreeing to a contract with defending champions CFR Cluj. [5] [6] He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1 Liga I draw at Universitatea Craiova. [7]
Bîrligea scored his first goal for "the White and Burgundies" on 1 May 2022, in a 1–0 league defeat of Farul Constanța. [8] Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the season. [9]
On 10 November 2022, Bîrligea scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Dumbrăvița counting for the Cupa României group stage. [10]
Bîrligea made his debut for the Romania national under-21 team on 25 March 2022, equalising late in an eventual 2–1 friendly win against Finland at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. [11] In June 2023, he was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [12]
In September 2023, Bîrligea received his first call-up to the Romania senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Kosovo. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Teramo | 2019–20 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 4 [a] | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 2 [c] | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Serie C | 16 | 2 | 3 [a] | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
Total | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Liga I | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
2023–24 | Liga I | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 15 | ||
Total | 77 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 25 | ||
Career total | 109 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 32 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Romania | |||
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
CFR Cluj
![]() Bîrligea with
CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Daniel Bîrligea [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Brăila, Romania | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Luceafărul Brăila | |||
Gheorghe Hagi Academy | |||
–2016 | ASD Cantera Ribolla | ||
2016–2019 | Palermo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2022 | Teramo | 32 | (4) |
2022– | CFR Cluj | 77 | (20) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Romania U21 | 13 | (4) |
2023– | Romania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 |
George Daniel Bîrligea (born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team.
Born in Brăila, Bîrligea moved to Italy at age 12 with his mother and elder sister, [2] where he represented ASD Cantera Ribolla and Palermo at junior level. [3]
On 22 January 2020, Bîrligea made his Serie C debut for Teramo in a 1–0 win over Catanzaro. [4] Over the course of two years with Il diavolo, he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions. [5]
On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania after agreeing to a contract with defending champions CFR Cluj. [5] [6] He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1 Liga I draw at Universitatea Craiova. [7]
Bîrligea scored his first goal for "the White and Burgundies" on 1 May 2022, in a 1–0 league defeat of Farul Constanța. [8] Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the season. [9]
On 10 November 2022, Bîrligea scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Dumbrăvița counting for the Cupa României group stage. [10]
Bîrligea made his debut for the Romania national under-21 team on 25 March 2022, equalising late in an eventual 2–1 friendly win against Finland at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest. [11] In June 2023, he was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [12]
In September 2023, Bîrligea received his first call-up to the Romania senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Kosovo. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Teramo | 2019–20 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 4 [a] | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Serie C | 8 | 1 | 2 [c] | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Serie C | 16 | 2 | 3 [a] | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
Total | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Liga I | 31 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
2023–24 | Liga I | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 15 | ||
Total | 77 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 25 | ||
Career total | 109 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 32 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Romania | |||
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
CFR Cluj