Ovidiu Hoban
Hoban playing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban
Date of birth (1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj U18 (head coach)
Youth career
1992–1998 Maramureș Baia Mare
1998–2002 Bihor Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Clausen 89 (7)
2004 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2005 FC Oradea 6 (0)
2005–2011 Gaz Metan Mediaș 195 (13)
2012 Universitatea Cluj 14 (0)
2012–2014 Petrolul Ploiești 57 (4)
2014–2017 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 91 (7)
2017–2023 CFR Cluj 126 (7)
Total 579 (38)
International career
2013–2017 Romania 30 (1)
Managerial career
2023–2024 CFR Cluj U16
2024– CFR Cluj U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ovidiu Ștefan Hoban (born 27 December 1982) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

International career

Hoban made his international debut against Trinidad & Tobago, playing the second half of a friendly game on 4 June 2013.[1] He scored his first international goal during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Finland in an eventual 1–1 draw. He was selected in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 and started in Romania's opening match against France before being used as a substitute in their following game against Switzerland. He started in their final match against Albania which they lost 1-0 and were eliminated from the tournament.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2013 6 0
2014 5 0
2015 5 1
2016 11 0
2017 3 0
Total 30 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoban goal.
List of international goals scored by Ovidiu Hoban
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2015 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania  Finland 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. ^ "România - Trinidad&Tobago 4-0". FRF.ro (in Romanian). 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ^ "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.

External links

Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2016
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