Ștefan Târnovanu

Ștefan Târnovanu (born 9 May 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.

Ștefan Târnovanu
Târnovanu with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000
Place of birth Iași, Romania
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2017 Politehnica Iași
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Politehnica Iași 15 (0)
2018 → Știința Miroslava (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Sportul Snagov (loan) 4 (0)
2020– FCSB 65 (0)
International career‡
2018 Romania U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Romania U19 3 (0)
2022–2023 Romania U21 4 (0)
2022– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Club career

Early career

Târnovanu made his senior debut on 31 March 2018, aged 17, starting for Știința Miroslava in a 0–1 loss to Hermannstadt while on loan in the second league. On 30 November that year, he appeared for the first time in the Liga I for his boyhood club Politehnica Iași in a 1–1 home draw to Sepsi OSK.[1]

Târnovanu was then again sent out on loan in the Liga II, moving to Sportul Snagov for the second half of the 2018–19 season.

FCSB

On 29 September 2019, it was announced that Târnovanu agreed a deal in advance to join FCSB the following summer. Politehnica Iași received €200,000 and also retained 15% interest on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.[2][3] Târnovanu made his debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 19 May 2021, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 league loss to Universitatea Craiova.[4]

On 20 December, he kept a clean sheet in a draw against Sepsi OSK, being named one of the best players of the game by the Gazeta Sporturilor daily.[5] Following some unconvincing performances of regular starter Andrei Vlad, Târnovanu became the first-choice goalkeeper at the club in March 2022.[6]

International career

In June 2021, Târnovanu was selected by manager Mirel Rădoi in Romania's squad for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, but did not feature in any match.[7]

Târnovanu was called up to the senior team for the first time by coach Edward Iordănescu on 24 May 2022, for the four opening group games with Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Finland in the UEFA Nations League.[8]

Personal life

In September 2018, media outlets reported that Târnovanu was temporarily removed from the Romania national under-19 team after shopping online with his roommate's bank card. The goalkeeper stated that "things were misunderstood" and he and Andrei Cristea-David are friends.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 October 2023[10]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Politehnica Iași 2018–19 Liga I 2000――20
2019–20 13010――140
Total 15010――160
Știința Miroslava (loan) 2017–18 Liga II 4000――40
Sportul Snagov (loan) 2018–19 Liga II 40―――40
FCSB 2020–21 Liga I 2000000020
2021–22 1300000―130
2022–23 37000120―490
2023–24 1300040―170
Total 6500016000810
Career total 88010160001050

International
As of match played 20 November 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202210
Total10

Honours

FCSB[10]

References
  1. "Poli Iaşi – Sepsi 1-1 în etapa a 17-a din LIGA 1. Vezi CLASAMENTUL" [Poli Iași - Sepsi 1–1 in the 17th round of the LIGA 1. See THE LEAGUE TABLE] (in Romanian). România TV. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Ștefan Târnovanu a semnat cu FCSB. Prima reacție a noului portar al vicecampioanei: "De mic copil sunt stelist și mi s-a împlinit un vis să joc la această echipă"" [Ștefan Târnovanu signed with FCSB. The first reaction of the new goalkeeper of the vice-champion: "As a child I was a Steaua fan and a dream came true for me to play for this team"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Ștefan Târnovanu a semnat cu FCSB" [Ștefan Târnovanu signed with FCSB] (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. "FCSB atacă Universitatea Craiova cu juniorii! Surprize imense în echipa lui Toni Petrea" [FCSB attacks Universitatea Craiova with the juniors! Big surprises in Toni Petrea's team] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. "FCSB a câștigat un fotbalist » Titular de conjunctură, Târnovanu a salvat-o pe FCSB de la înfrângere" [FCSB has won a footballer » A starter by chance, Târnovanu saved FCSB from defeat]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. "EXCLUSIV Reacția lui Gigi Becali după ce FCSB a primit ofertă pentru Târnovanu de la Genoa" [EXCLUSIVE Gigi Becali's reaction after FCSB received an offer for Târnovanu from Genoa] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Benched at FCSB, after in the last season made an error in a match with FC Argeș, ended 0–1, Andrei Vlad now has the chance to return in goal.
  7. "Lotul României U23 convocat pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Tokyo" [Romania U23's squad called up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Romanian Football Federation. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. "Edi Iordănescu a anunțat lotul complet pentru meciurile din Liga Națiunilor » 3 jucători convocați în premieră" [Edi Iordănescu announced the complete squad for the Nations League matches » 3 players called up for the first time]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. "EXCLUSIV UPDATE Scandal în lotul României! Selecționerul l-a exclus din lot după ce i-a fotografiat cardul unui coleg și a făcut cumpărături online + reacția jucătorului" [EXCLUSIVE UPDATE Fuss in the Romanian squad! The manager excluded him from the squad after taking a photo of a teammate's card and shopping online + the reaction of player]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. Ștefan Târnovanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. "Ștefan Târnovanu". European Football. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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