Andrei Ioan Cordea (born 24 June 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Ioan Cordea | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Aiud, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FCSB | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | CSM Metalul Aiud | ||
| 2012–2017 | Ardealul Cluj | ||
| 2017–2018 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Novara | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hermannstadt (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Academica Clinceni | 33 | (3) |
| 2021– | FCSB | 48 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Romania U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Romania U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Romania U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Romania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Cordea moved to FCSB from Academia Clinceni for an undisclosed transfer fee on 5 June 2021,[1] signing a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause. On 15 July, he registered his debut in a goalless draw at Botoșani.
Cordea scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii seven days later, in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League defeat of Shakter Karagandy. On the 25th, he netted his first Liga I goal against Universitatea Craiova.
On 12 September 2021, he scored in a 6–0 rout of Dinamo București, which registered the greatest goal difference ever in the Eternal derby.
Following his good display at FCSB, Cordea received his first call-up to the Romania national team and made his debut on 5 September 2021, in a 2–0 defeat of Liechtenstein counting for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Novara | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hermannstadt | 2019–20 | Liga I | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Academica Clinceni | 2020–21 | Liga I | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| FCSB | 2021–22 | Liga I | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | 6 | |||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 58 | 12 | ||||
| Career total | 100 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 113 | 16 | ||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
FCSB – current squad | |
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