Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun[note 1] (Romanian pronunciation: [adriˈan konstanˈtin alekˈsandru ˈpə.un]; born 1 April 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva on loan from CFR Cluj.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrian Constantin Alexandru Păun | ||
Date of birth | (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Drăgășani, Romania | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (on loan from CFR Cluj) | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Triumf Drăgășani | ||
2008–2014 | CFR Cluj | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | CFR Cluj | 235 | (26) |
2022– | → Hapoel Be'er Sheva (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Romania U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Romania U19 | 12 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Romania U21 | 12 | (3) |
2021– | Romania | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021 |
Păun has spent his entire career as a professional at CFR Cluj, for which he made his debut in 2014 and appeared in over two hundred Liga I games.
Păun recorded his Liga I debut for CFR Cluj on 14 March 2014, in a 2–2 away draw with Corona Brașov. He scored his first goal for the team on 28 April 2015, in a 2–1 home victory over Concordia Chiajna.[4]
On 28 September 2022, Păun joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5]
Păun was called up to the Romania national team for the first time by coach Cosmin Contra on 30 August 2019, for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Spain and Malta.[6] He finally registered his debut on 6 June 2021 by starting in a 0–1 friendly loss to England.[7]
Club | League | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
CFR Cluj | 2013–14 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2014–15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
2020–21 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 235 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 307 | 29 | ||
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 236 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 308 | 29 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
CFR Cluj[8]
Adrian is my first name, Alexandru and Păun are my family names. I have two. Not many know and it creates confusion.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. – current squad | |
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