Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea (born 28 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mircea Alexandru Țîrlea | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Alcalá | ||
| 2010–2019 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Salamanca (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Alavés B | 41 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Alavés | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gimnàstic | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Romania U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Romania U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Romania U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Romania U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 | |||
Born in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid to Romanian parents, Țîrlea joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2010, aged ten, from hometown side RSD Alcalá.[2] On 26 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Salamanca CF UDS for one year.[3]
Țîrlea made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Martín Galván in a 3–1 home win over Arenas Club de Getxo.[4] A backup to Javier Carpio, he featured in 16 matches during the campaign as it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 27 July 2020, Țîrlea moved to Deportivo Alavés and was assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[5] He scored his first senior goal the following 31 January, netting the B's second goal in a 2–4 home loss against Racing de Santander.
Țîrlea made his first-team debut on 14 December 2021, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Linares Deportivo in the season's Copa del Rey.[6] He made his La Liga debut four days later, replacing Martín Aguirregabiria in a 0–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7]
On 19 July 2022, Țîrlea signed a one-year deal with Primera Federación side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]
Țîrlea's father, Mircea Nicolae, is a football coach.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salamanca | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Alavés B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| Alavés | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gimnàstic Tarragona | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
Gimnàstic de Tarragona – current squad | |
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