Andrei Chindriș (born 12 January 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club UTA Arad.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UTA Arad | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Peñas Sariñena | ||
| 2013–2016 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Botoșani | 85 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Academica Clinceni (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Știința Miroslava (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Santa Clara | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Santa Clara B | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | UTA Arad | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Romania U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Romania U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
On 25 November 2016, top flight side Botoșani announced the signing of Chindriș from the academy of Universitatea Cluj.[1] He was loaned out to Academica Clinceni at the start of the following year, and for the 2017–18 season joined Știința Miroslava also on loan, with both teams competing in the Liga II.
Chindriș amassed eleven Liga I games in the first campaign upon his return in Botoșani, after which he became a regular starter at the club. In August 2021, he transferred to Santa Clara in Portugal for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his debut on 26 October by opening a 3–1 victory over Porto in the League Cup third round.[3]
Chindriș was called up by manager Adrian Mutu for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[4] but did not play in any match as Romania failed to progress from the group stage. Also during that year, he represented Romania under-23 at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.[5] Chindriș made one appearance in a final goalless draw with New Zealand which resulted in another group-stage exit.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botoșani | 2018–19 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 91 | 5 | ||||
| Academica Clinceni (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga II | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Știința Miroslava (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga II | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 129 | 7 | |||
FC UTA Arad – current squad | |
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Romania men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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