Cătălin Vulturar
Cătălin Alin Vulturar (born 9 March 2004) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lecce.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cătălin Alin Vulturar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2020–2023 | Lecce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | UTA Arad | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Romania U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Romania U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Arad, Romania, Vulturar started his career with UTA Arad, making his first team debut at the age of fourteen.[2] After rejecting an offer from FCSB, and trialling with Barcelona and Liverpool, he signed for Italian side Lecce in 2020.[3] In completing the transfer, he became the most expensive sale in UTA Arad history.[4][5]
In October 2021, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.[6] He has since been named captain of Lecce's under-19 side.[7]
International career
Vulturar has represented Romania at under-18 and under-19 level.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 October 2022.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UTA Arad | 2018–19 | Liga II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Cupa României
References
- Cătălin Vulturar at WorldFootball.net
- "Viitor pentru Arad! Vulturar a debutat în Liga a 2-a la doar 14 ani și nouă luni chiar pe terenul unde a debutat Hagi" [Future for Arad! Vulturar debuted in the 2nd League at only 14 years and nine months on the very ground where Hagi debuted]. specialarad.ro (in Romanian). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "Cine e singurul fotbalist român inclus de The Guardian în TOP 60 cei mai talentați tineri din lume » În 2018 a refuzat să semneze cu FCSB!" [Who is the only Romanian footballer included by The Guardian in the TOP 60 most talented young people in the world » In 2018 he refused to sign with FCSB!]. gsp.ro (in Romanian). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- Sfara, Leo (5 October 2020). "Cătălin Vulturar lasă UTA pentru Lecce!" [Cătălin Vulturar leaves UTA for Lecce!]. aradon.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "Vulturar, at the parting time with UTA and Lecce: "I wanted to make my debut in League 1, but I couldn't miss the opportunity to get into Italian football, one of my favorites"". tekdeeps.com. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- Sperti, Andrea (2 June 2022). "Talento e leadership: il futuro del Lecce si chiama Catalin Vulturar" [Talent and leadership: the future of Lecce is called Catalin Vulturar]. pianetalecce.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- Cătălin Vulturar at Soccerway
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