Adrian Mazilu

Adrian Mazilu (born 13 September 2005) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Farul Constanța. He will join Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2024.

Adrian Mazilu
Personal information
Full name Adrian Mazilu
Date of birth (2005-09-13) 13 September 2005
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Farul Constanța
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2022 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Farul Constanța 27 (7)
International career‡
2019 Romania U15 4 (0)
2020–2021 Romania U16 7 (2)
2021 Romania U17 6 (0)
2022 Romania U18 5 (2)
2023– Romania U19 3 (1)
2022– Romania U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Mazilu made his professional debut for his boyhood team Farul Constanța in 2022, and aided to a national title in his first season as a senior.

Internationally, Mazilu represented Romania under-21 in the 2023 UEFA European Championship.

Club career

Mazilu made his senior debut for Farul Constanța on 9 November 2022, in a 2–0 Cupa României away win over Rapid București; he came on as a 46th-minute substitute for Luca Andronache and scored an injury-time goal.[1] Three days later, he recorded his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw at Chindia Târgoviște.[2]

On 6 February 2023, Mazilu netted his first goal in the latter competition by opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Universitatea Craiova.[3] On 22 April, he took his league tally to six goals after scoring in a 1–0 defeat of title contenders CFR Cluj.[4] Mazilu amassed 19 Liga I appearances during his first season as a senior, as his club won the national title.

On 12 July 2023, Mazilu played his first European game by starting in a 1–0 home success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[5] Three days later, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced that it agreed a deal in advance to sign him in January 2024.[6] On 28 July, following Farul's elimination from the Champions League, Mazilu scored in a 3–2 home win against Urartu in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.[7]

International career

Mazilu was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the Romania under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[8] He came on as a substitute in the opening 0–3 loss to Spain[9] and in the 0–0 draw with Croatia,[10] as his side finished in last place in its group.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Farul Constanța2022–23Liga I 19621——217
2023–24Liga I 8100811[lower-alpha 1]0172
Career total 277218110389
  1. Appearance in Supercupa României

Honours

Farul Constanța[11]

Individual

References
  1. "Fotbalistul de 17 ani din Liga 1 care l-a "cucerit" pe Ilie Dumitrescu: "Un jucător rar!"" [The 17-year-old Liga 1 footballer who "conquered" Ilie Dumitrescu: "A rare player!"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. "Adrian Mazilu, al 59-lea jucător format de Academia Hagi și debutat în Superligă !" [Adrian Mazilu, the 59th player trained at the Hagi Academy who debuted in the Super League!] (in Romanian). FCV Farul Constanța. 12 November 2022.
  3. "Adrian Mazilu, la primul gol în Liga 1! Puștiul lui Gică Hagi a spart "gheața" în Farul – Universitatea Craiova" [Adrian Mazilu, at his first goal in the Liga 1! Gică Hagi's teenager broke the "ice" in Farul - Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Antena Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. "Adrian Mazilu, lecție de modestie la doar 17 ani! Ce a spus după ce a marcat golul victoriei cu CFR Cluj" [Adrian Mazilu, humbleness lesson at only 17 years old! What he said after scoring the winning goal against CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. "Farul Constanța - Sheriff 1–0". UEFA.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. "Albion reach agreement with Farul Constanta for Mazilu". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. "Farul Constanța - Urartu 3–2". UEFA.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  8. "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 15 June 2023.
  9. "Romania 0–3 Spain". UEFA.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. "Romania 0–0 Croatia". UEFA.com. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. Adrian Mazilu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. "SuperDan și SuperAdrian » Experimentatul antrenor al CFR-ului și Mazilu, puștiul-minune al Farului, au pus mâna pe trofeele GSP pentru luna martie! Cum s-a votat" [SuperDan and SuperAdrian » CFR Cluj's experienced coach and Mazilu, the wonderkid from Farul, snatched GSP's March trophies! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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