Alexandru Pantea
Pantea with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alexandru Grigoraș Pantea
Date of birth (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 28
Youth career
2014–2020 FCSB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– FCSB 44 (0)
2021–2022 → Hermannstadt (loan) 28 (0)
International career‡
2019 Romania U16 4 (0)
2019–2020 Romania U17 7 (0)
2021 Romania U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Romania U19 14 (3)
2022 Romania U20 2 (0)
2023– Romania U21 10 (0)
2022– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Alexandru Grigoraș Pantea (born 11 September 2003) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga I club FCSB.

Club career

A youth exponent of his hometown side FCSB, Pantea made his professional debut by starting in a 2–2 Liga I draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș on 21 June 2020. In the process, he became the first player born in 2003 to play in the top flight.[1]

On 7 July 2021, Pantea was sent out on loan to Liga II team Hermannstadt for an undisclosed period.[2] He featured in 28 matches and gained Liga I promotion, before returning to his parent club in the summer of 2022.[3]

International career

Pantea made his full debut for Romania on 20 November 2022, aged 19, after coming on for Cristian Manea in the 70th minute of a 5–0 away thrashing of Moldova. The next year, he was selected in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[4]

Style of play

A full-back, Pantea's ambidexterity makes him capable of operating on both the left and the right sides of the field.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FCSB 2019–20 Liga I 4 0 3 0 — — 7 0
2020–21 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 17 0 1 0 6[b] 0 — 24 0
2023–24 20 0 1 0 2 0 — 23 0
Total 44 0 5 0 9 0 0 0 58 0
Hermannstadt (loan) 2021–22 Liga II 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
Career total 72 0 7 0 9 0 0 0 88 0
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 20 November 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2022 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

FCSB[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexandru Pantea, marea surpriză de la FCSB! Primul jucător născut în 2003 care evoluează în Liga 1" [Alexandru Pantea, FCSB's big surprise! The first player born in 2003 to play in Liga 1] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Bine ai venit la #FCH, Alexandru Pantea!" [Welcome to #FCH, Alexandru Pantea!] (in Romanian). FC Hermannstadt. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Alexandru Pantea se întoarce la FCSB din vară. Mihai Stoica: "Se va lupta pentru un loc de titular"" [Alexandru Pantea will return to FCSB in the summer. Mihai Stoica: "He will fight for a place as a starter"] (in Romanian). Prima Sport. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "U21 la EURO 2023 | VIDEO: Ei sunt ROMÂNIA U21 pentru Campionatul European!" [U21 at EURO 2023 | VIDEO: They are ROMANIA U21 for the European Championship!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Alexandru Pantea at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Alexandru Pantea". European Football. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

External links

FCSB – current squad
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