Daniel Bîrligea

George Daniel Bîrligea (born 19 April 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Romania national team.

Daniel Bîrligea
Bîrligea with CFR Cluj in 2022
Personal information
Full name George Daniel Bîrligea[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000
Place of birth Brăila, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 CFR Cluj
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2016 ASD Cantera Ribolla
2016–2019 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Teramo 32 (4)
2022– CFR Cluj 50 (10)
International career‡
2022–2023 Romania U21 13 (4)
2023– Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Club career

Early career / Teramo

Born in Brăila, Bîrligea moved to Italy at age 12 with his mother and elder sister,[2] where he represented ASD Cantera Ribolla and Palermo at junior level.[3]

On 22 January 2020, Bîrligea made his Serie C debut for Teramo in a 1–0 win over Catanzaro.[4] Over the course of two years with Il diavolo, he amassed seven goals from 43 appearances in all competitions.[5]

CFR Cluj

On 26 January 2022, Bîrligea returned to Romania after agreeing to a contract with defending champions CFR Cluj.[5][6] He made his debut on 5 February, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Claudiu Petrila in a 1–1 Liga I draw at Universitatea Craiova.[7]

Bîrligea scored his first goal for "the White and Burgundies" on 1 May 2022, in a 1–0 league defeat of Farul Constanța.[8] Two weeks later, he started in a 2–1 home victory over Universitatea Craiova, as his club was crowned national champion one fixture prior to the end of the season.[9]

On 10 November 2022, Bîrligea scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Dumbrăvița counting for the Cupa României group stage.[10]

International career

Bîrligea made his debut for the Romania national under-21 team on 25 March 2022, equalising late in an eventual 2–1 friendly win against Finland at the Stadionul Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest.[11] In June 2023, he was selected by manager Emil Săndoi in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[12]

In September 2023, Bîrligea received his first call-up to the Romania senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Kosovo.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 October 2023[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teramo2019–20Serie C 814[lower-alpha 1]0—1[lower-alpha 2]0131
2020–21 Serie C 812[lower-alpha 3]0—1[lower-alpha 2]0111
2021–22 Serie C 1623[lower-alpha 1]3——195
Total 324930020437
CFR Cluj2021–22Liga I 61———61
2022–23 Liga I 31544201[lower-alpha 4]0389
2023–24 Liga I 1341020—164
Total 50105440106014
Career total 8214147403010321

International
As of match played 15 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
202310
Total10
  1. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. Appearances in Coppa Italia
  4. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

Honours

CFR Cluj

References
  1. Daniel Bîrligea on Instagram
  2. "Fotbalistul care a impresionat la națională, deși nu joacă în Liga 1. Italia l-a crescut, dar a visat doar la tricoul lui Mutu: "Mama muncea ca «badanta» în Italia. I-a fost greu să ne întrețină" | EXCLUSIV" [The footballer who impressed at the national team, even though he does not play in the Liga 1. Italy raised him, but he only dreamed of Mutu's shirt: "My mother worked as a "caregiver" in Italy. It was difficult for her to support us" | EXCLUSIVE] (in Romanian). ProSport. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. "Le "Giovani aquile" del Palermo U17: conosciamo meglio la punta Birligea" [The "Young Eagles" of Palermo U17: get to know better the forward Birligea] (in Italian). RaccontiRosanero.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Teramo vs. Catanzaro - 22 January 2022". Soccerway. 22 January 2020.
  5. "CFR Cluj a realizat al 4-lea transfer la iernii » Atacant adus din Italia" [CFR Cluj made its fourth transfer of the winter » A forward brought from Italy]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. "CFR Cluj a anunțat al patrulea transfer al iernii" [CFR Cluj announced the fourth transfer of the winter] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. "VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1-1 / Oltenii au egalat la ultima fază - Campioana, doi jucători eliminați" [VIDEO Liga 1: CSU Craiova vs CFR Cluj 1–1 / Oltenii equalized late - The champion, with two players sent off] (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. "Cine e Daniel Birligea, eroul CFR-ului din meciul cu Farul: "Am plecat la 12 ani în Italia"" [Who is Daniel Birligea, the hero of CFR in the match against Farul: "I left for Italy at the age of 12"] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. "CFR Cluj – Universitatea Craiova 2-1. Ardelenii câștigă al cincilea titlu consecutiv cu o etapă înainte de final. Video" [CFR Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 2–1. The Transylvanians win the fifth consecutive title with one fixture before the final. Video]. Fanatik.ro. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. "Reacția lui Daniel Bîrligea după ce Dan Petrescu l-a descris drept un jucător veșnic accidentat" [Daniel Bîrligea's reaction after Dan Petrescu described him as an eternally injured player]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. "FOTO Comeback de senzație pe "Arcul de Triumf"! România U21 învinge pe final Finlanda U21: Miculescu, MVP!" [PHOTO Sensational comeback on the "Arcul de Triumf"! Romania U21 defeats Finland U21 in the late moments: Miculescu, MVP!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "Lotul României pentru partidele cu Israel și Kosovo din preliminariile EURO 2024" [Romania's squad for the EURO 2024 qualifying matches with Israel and Kosovo] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. Daniel Bîrligea at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. "Daniel Birligea » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  16. "Vladimir Screciu". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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